Colonies represented, for Catholic orders, untapped conversion potential.
So, the Jesuits and other orders went wherever there were people that had not heard of Christianity and the Religious Wars in Europe and converted the willing and unwilling to Catholicism.
After all, Middle Eastern oil reserves were vital to West Europe's post-war ... showed the Iranian government had received only $37.8 million in royalties,
Answer:
A culture anthropologist would be most reasonable.
Explanation:
They study people and their development which covers both culture and the potential resources used to engender this development (earths resources).