SW Asia Geography-places, environmental issues, people

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Why is water pollution of great concern in Southwest Asia?

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because clean drinking water is scarce in the region

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Both the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flow into which body of water?

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the Persian Gulf

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The Gaza Strip is located along the banks of which body of water? Options: the Arabian Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea

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the Mediterranean Sea

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The Jordan River forms part of the border of which of the following countries? Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, Turkey

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Israel

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The Suez Canal connects which two bodies of water? Options: the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea, the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea, the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea

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the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea

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The Strait of Hormuz connects which two bodies of water?

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the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea

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According to this chart, which country would be MOST likely to face a water crisis? Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey

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Jordan

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One way that wealthier more urbanized countries like Saudi Arabia have dealt with the lack of freshwater is through

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desalination

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What is desalination?

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The process of removing salt and other chemicals from seawater.

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How has the use of chemical fertilizers affected water supplies in many countries in Southwest Asia (Middle East)?

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Water supplies have been contaminated by the chemicals through runoff from the fields