The correct answer to this question is B: Access to oil fields.
The countries with higher per capita GDP, such as the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, are rich in oil reserves and have heavily invested in oil extraction and exportation. On the other hand, countries like Sudan and Jordan do not have significant oil reserves and have economies based on agriculture and other industries. Iran, although it has oil, has faced economic sanctions and political instability, affecting its GDP. Therefore, the access to oil fields is the main reason for the drastic difference in per capita GDP in these selected countries of Southwest Asia and North Africa.
GDP Per Capita (in U.S. dollars)
Country GDP per Capita
United Arab Emirates $43,100
Kuwait $32,370
Iran $6,900
Jordan $4,280
Sudan $595
Why might there be such a drastic difference in the per capita GDP of these selected countries of Southwest Asia (the Middle East) and North Africa?
Responses
A access to waterwaysaccess to waterways
B access to oil fieldsaccess to oil fields
C environmental disastersenvironmental disasters
D foreign invasionforeign invasion
E lack of urban areas
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