Explain why it is highly unlikely that the world's oil reserves ...

[brutforce]

Explain why it is highly unlikely that the world's oil reserves will be depleted within the next 40 years.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Refer to Figure 13.2. If Oliver's political views place him at the L4 position and George's political views place him at the C4 position,
 
  Oliver will definitely receive at least ________ votes and George will definitely receive at least ________ votes.
  A) 4; 4
  B) 4; 5
  C) 5; 4
  D) 5; 5

[memslove]

Answer to Question 1

As resources become more scarce, the price tends to increase. With oil, this price increase will lead to a decrease in consumption as consumers increase conservation, will make costly sources of oil more economical to extract, will encourage exploration of oil, and will encourage the development of oil substitutes. All of these will increase the number of years until the oil reserves will be depleted.

Answer to Question 2

A