Chapter 1. Human Impact

Map Learning Exercises
Question 1 of 2

Human Impact: Drilling for oil

Click on the location on the surface where you would build an oil rig to drill for oil.

Consider this image showing a cross-section of an anticline and the trapped oil and gas.

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