Approximately how much of the world's oil and natural gas reserves are believed to be in the arctic? View Available Hint (s) Approximately how much of the world's oil and natural gas reserves are believed to be in the arctic? 1/8 1/4 1/2 3/4 All of the world's oil and natural gas reserves are in the arctic.

Question

Chemistry

Dale Ballard

21 May, 15:34

Approximately how much of the world's oil and natural gas reserves are believed to be in the arctic? View Available Hint (s) Approximately how much of the world's oil and natural gas reserves are believed to be in the arctic? 1/8 1/4 1/2 3/4 All of the world's oil and natural gas reserves are in the arctic.

+3

Answers (1)

Know the Answer?

Jefferson Villegas · Answer 1

1/4 or 25%

Explanation:

The Arctic region of the earth refers to that part of the earth around the north pole region. Hence, when we are talking about latitude O degrees North, the areas around this geographical location is referred to as the arctic.

Now, there is an estimated 1/4 or 25% of the world's oil and natural gas here. Unfortunately, these are yet accessible because of the amount of ice or snow covering. With increase in technological advancements, this might be accessible in the nearest future