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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is desalination?the process of removing salt from salt waterthe process of adding salt to fresh waterthe process of removing chemicals from contaminatedthe process of adding chemicals to fresh water - 2. Multiple Choice
What country is this?
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich describes the climate of much of Southwest Asia?moderate and cooltropical and wetwindy and coldhot and dry
- 4. Multiple Choice
What country is found north of Syria and Iraq?
Iran
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
Israel
- 5. Multiple Choice
Where does the Tigris River begin?
Iraq
Iran
Syria
Turkey
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a water issue in the Middle East?
major flooding
desalination
unequal distribution of water
water scarcity
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which river is the border between Israel and Jordan?
Tigris River
Jordan River
Euphrates River
- 8. Multiple Choice
The Strait of Hormuz connects the Arabian Sea to what body of water?
Red Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Persian Gulf
- 9. Multiple Choice
How has the building of dams created problems for countries sharing rivers in Southwest Asia?
Dams are too expensive to build to be practical
Dams limit the water available to countries further downstream
Few countries have the technology needed to be able to build dams
Countries in Southwest Asia are not allowed to build dams along shared rivers
- 10. Multiple Choice
How has the use of chemical fertilizers affected water supplies in many countries in Southwest Asia?
Use of chemical fertilizers means crops must be watered constantly
Enormous amounts of water must be used to produce chemical fertilizers
Chemical fertilizers have had very little effect on local water supplies in Southwest Asia
Water supplies have contaminated by the chemicals through runoff from the fields
- 11. Multiple Choice
Why aren't desalinization and drip irrigation used more in Southwest Asia?
Most countries do not know about these technologies
Drip irrigation is not very effective in a hot, dry climate
Few countries in Southwest Asia have access to seawater
These technologies are very expensive for the countries to use
- 12. Multiple Choice
Many of the largest cities in Southwest Asia are located on or near...
deserts
major rivers
large grasslands
mountain ranges
- 13. Multiple Choice
What river has caused conflict between Israel and its neighbors?
Tigris
Nile
Euphrates
Jordan
- 14. Multiple Choice
What are many countries in SW Asia lacking?
fresh water
salt water
oil
sand
- 15. Multiple Choice
Countries around which body of water have more oil reserves than anywhere else in the world?
Jordan River
Red Sea
Persian Gulf
Suez Canal
- 16. Multiple Choice
What country is this?
Iraq
Iran
Israel
Syria
- 17. Multiple Choice
What country is this?
Iraq
Iran
Afghanistan
Syria
- 18. Multiple Choice
What country is this?
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Afghanistan
Syria
- 19. Multiple Choice
What word means to artificially apply water to land to help with farming and agriculture.
irrigation
scarcity
agriculture
basin
- 20. Multiple Choice
Both the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flow into which body of water?
the Caspian Sea
the Mediterranean Sea
the Pacific Ocean
the Persian Gulf
- 21. Multiple Choice
What body of water connects the Persian Gulf with the Arabian Sea?
Mediterranean Sea
Suez Canal
Strait of Hormuz
Panama Canal
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which physical feature connects the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea?
Strait of Hormuz
Suez Canal
Persian Gulf
Jordan River
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