9/17 Warm-Up

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The Tigris and Euphrates originates in and gives a water source advantage for which country?

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Turkey

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Clean drinking water is scarce in the Middle East. What is a major environmental issue based on this information?

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water pollution

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Why did Turkey build the Atatürk Dam?

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to provide irrigation for farmland and hydroelectricity

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Since the beginning of civilization, most people groups move to and live near what type of physical features?

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rivers

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The study of the patterns to where people live is called....

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Population Distribution

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Which river is the key water source of Israel and Jordan?

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Jordan River

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Watering crops by bringing in water through man-made methods (canals, sprinklers, pipes) instead of relying just on rainwater is called...

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irrigation

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

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1%

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This country has built over 22 dams with the Anatolia Project? Options: Syria, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iraq

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Turkey

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process of removing salt from seawater to make fresh water

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desalinization