Southwest Asia's biggest pollution problems come from _____________, agricultural runoff and industrial waste.

Towns without proper sewer systems dump untreated human ______ _________ into rivers.

_____________ are washed into rivers or seep into groundwater.

___________ is a major concern in Southwest Asia.

Less than _______ of the world's fresh water is available to the area's inhabitants (5% of the world's population).

Water is a precious resource and there is _______ ______ _______ available to meet the population's needs.

Middle Eastern countries are _______ _____ _________ over these water problems.

Let's take a look at how _______ ___ _______ in several of these countries.

Turkey has a "water advantage" over other Middle Eastern countries because the _______ ____ __________ ________ form here.

Turkey has developed the Southeastern Anatolia Project, which consists of ___ _____ and 19 hydroelectric plants along the Euphrates River.

This project has greatly improved the ______ ___ _______ for Turkey's citizens.

Unfortunately, the country has had to deal with the increasing problem of _______ _________.

Chemical fertilizers from agriculture and _________ ________ from industries pollute the rivers.

Pollution also comes from _____ ______ in the Black Sea.

The dams that Turkey built along the Euphrates have greatly _______ ____ _______ of water reaching Syria (40% less).

Syria already suffers from ______ _______, and irrigating new land is extremely difficult with the diminished water supply from the Euphrates.

In order to keep some water in the country, Syria has _____ _____ ______ along the river.

This has reduced the river's flow into Iraq, thus causing _____ ______.

The dams that Turkey & Syria built along the Euphrates have also greatly reduced the amount of water reaching Iraq (________).

This has negatively impacted the country's _______ _________.

Wheat and rice production has decreased dramatically, and many farmers are ______ _________ ________.

Iraq also faces water pollution problems as a result of industry and _________ ___________ equipment.

Also, three _______ _____ _______ have caused damage to Iraq's water treatment plants.

Since its creation in 1948, Israel has developed ____ ________ and advanced farming techniques that have turned the once-barren desert land into farmland.

Because rainfall is down, Israel has to rely on drawing water from its _________ (underground layer of rock and sand that contains water).

Unfortunately, the aquifers are in jeopardy because more water is _______ ________ than is replenished by rain.

Israel has been involved in many conflicts over water rights to the _______ ________ with Syria, Jordan, and Palestine.

Jordan is one of the ten most ______ ______ countries in the world.

Jordan cannot meet the basic needs of its people and has to ______ ____ _______ supply.

Citizens can only get water ____ ____ __ _____.

The country's major surface water sources are shared with Israel and Syria, who leave only a ____ _____ for Jordan.

Israel has _____ _______ that redirect the river's water away from Jordan and into its own lands.

Jordan & Israel have been involved in ______ _______ over water rights.

Saudi Arabia has a _______ _______ and has struggled to meet the water needs of its growing population.

Water is scarce in the country, and what little water that is available is of poor quality because of _____ ______ ________.

The country has built a number of _________ _______ that provide most of the country's drinking water.

Desalination is the process of taking _____ _____ ____ _______ and using it for drinking water.