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Southwest Asia_Environmental Issues

Southwest Asia_Environmental Issues

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Social Studies

7th Grade

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Alicia Warren

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38 Slides • 18 Questions

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________ water sources have greatly reduced the amount of clean water available for drinking.

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Sewage

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Contaminated

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Clean

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Sand

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Multiple Choice

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

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human computers

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human people

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human sewage

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human water

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Multiple Choice

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

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Multiple Choice

Some of the region's water that's used for irrigation and drinking is created through a process called _____.

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agriculture

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water cycle

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desalination

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irrigation

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Multiple Choice

_____ ______ has built a number of desalination plants that provide most of the country's drinking water.

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Mount Everest

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Mount Olive

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New England

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Saudi Arabia

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Multiple Choice

______ is a precious resource and there is simply not enough available to meet the region's needs.

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Air

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Diamonds

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Water

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Soil

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Multiple Choice

Turkey has a "____ advantage over other Middle Eastern countries because the Tigris and Euphrates rivers form here.

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water

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soil

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air

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oil

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Multiple Choice

Unfortunately, the country has to deal with the increasing problem of _____ pollution.

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thermal

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plastic

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air

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water

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Multiple Choice

In order to keep some water in the country, ___ has also built dams along the river.

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Istanbul

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Turkey

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Israel

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Syria

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Multiple Choice

____ and rice production has decreased dramatically, and many farmers are now without jobs.

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Rice

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Wheat

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Flour

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Corn

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Multiple Choice

Also, three decades of warfare have caused damage to Iraq's ____ treatment plants.

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water

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oil

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soil

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Multiple Choice

The Jordan River provides Israel with _% of it's water and Jordan with 75%.

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Multiple Choice

Citizens can only get water _ days a week.

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Multiple Choice

Israel has built ____ that redirect the river's water away from Jordan and into its own hands.

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pipelines

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breaklines

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tanlines

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landlines

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