ICOM Part 2 Commercial Geography Chapter 26 Short Questions with Answers

Question # 1

Ans 1:
Russian Federation is well endowed with natural gas reserves and ranks second in all nations in the world. Its natural gas reserves are 32,300 billion cubic meters - about 17.3% of the world gas reserves. Russians two-third gas reserves are in the western Siberian Province, Tyumen. While other region lies in Komi - Ukhta, Russian Federation outranks all countries in natural gas export. Germany, Italy, Turkey, France, Hungry Czech Republic, and Poland are major importing countries.

Question # 2

Ans 1: Iran ranks first in Natural gas reserves, with 34,000 billion cubic meters. It has about 18.2 percent Natural gas reserves of the world, While U.S.A ranks first in natural gas production - About 767.3 billion cubic meters in 2015.

Question # 3

Ans 1: Today, 104 countries of the world possesses natural gas reserves, but only 29 countries possesses reasonable amounts of Natural gas reserves.

Question # 4

Ans 1: World's 730 percent natural gas reserves are located in U.S.S.R (Ex) Eastern Europe and Middle East.

Question # 5

Ans 1: U.S.S.R, Qatar, and Iran possesses 58 percent Natural gas reserves of the world.

Question # 6

Ans 1: Russian Federation is well endowed with natural gas reserves and ranks second in all nations in the world. Its natural gas reserves are 32,300 billion cubic meters - about 17.3% of the world gas reserves. Russians two-third gas reserves are in the western Siberian Province, Tyumen. While other region lies in Komi - Ukhta, Russian Federation outranks all countries in natural gas export. Germany, Italy, Turkey, France, Hungry Czech Republic, and Poland are major importing countries.

Question # 7

Ans 1: United States is pioneer in commercial exploitation of Natural gas, which began in 1820 A.D in the state of New York in the town of Fredonia. In the beginning the gas was supply to only 30 homes. Until 1960 only the United States used Natural gas on a gigantic scale, it alone accounted for approximately 85 percent of world consumption.

Question # 8

Ans 1: According to December 2015, estimates, reserves of natural gas in the world are 186,900 billion cubic meters. While according to latest assessments, there are still more than 4,285 trillion cubic feet gas reserves in the world, which are sill undiscovered.

Question # 9

Ans 1: In the today world, Natural gas is very important fuel source. It is very cheap and clean source of energy. Natural gas is used both as fuel and as a raw material in the manufacturing of chemicals. Natural gas being used for power generation and transportation.

Question # 10

Ans 1: Following countries possesses large reserves of Natural gas; Iran, Russian Federation, Qatar, U.A.E, Iraq, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, China, Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Nigeria, Netherlands, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Canada.