science question?

Question

Petroleum use in industrialized countries is not proportional to the populations of those countries. for example, although the population of china is about four times that of the united states, the united states uses almost five times as much petroleum as china.

according to the information, which of the following is most likely to happen during the twenty-first century?
1. china will discover large reserves of petroleum within its own boundaries
2. china will further limits its use of petroleum
3. china will want access to more of the worlds known petroleum reserves
4. the united states will decrease its use of petroleum so that china and other countries will have more petroleum available to them
5. china will reduce its population so that it will have less need for petroleum.

Answer 1

1- wrong China has no oil and whatever they do find will be in limited amounts
2-wrong China is actually increasing it's use of fossil fuels

3- Correct China will move into the market of purchasing fuel. Most likely from middle east countries.

4-wrong United States works on the capitalistic nature. We will not give up so others can partake. As long as we can afford it, we won't share.

5- wrong How do you reduce a population aside from genecide?

Answer 2

3.

1.) Wrong China has no oil and whatever they do find will be in limited amounts.

2.) Wrong China is actually increasing it's use of fossil fuels.

3.) Correct China will move into the market of purchasing fuel. Most likely from middle east countries.

4.) Wrong United States works on the capitalistic nature. We will not give up so others can partake. As long as we can afford it, we won't share.

5.) Wrong How do you reduce a population aside from genocide?

Answer 3

i would say number 3.

If that is correct,i fear that tnen number 5. will be the last
and least likely to happen(again,for china if im not mistaken
have already taken the risk and tried to limit their
population thro population control).