Political and Physical Features of SW Asia

What is the result of the building of dams along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers? 

• Countries must pay too much for their water.
• Dams limit the water available further downstream. 
• Countries are not able to use the rivers for transportation
• Countries are not allowed to build dams along shared rivers. 

I am one of the longest rivers in SW Asia. I flow through Syria and Iraq, join with another river in Southern Iraq to form one waterway called the Shaat-al-Arab. this river flows along the border between Kuwait and Iraq then empties into the Persian Gulf. 

• The Tigris River
• The Jordan River
• The Euphrates River
• The Strait of Hormuz

I am the river that begins in the mountains of Turkey then flows through Iraq, and joins another river in southern Iraq. I mainly provide water for drinking and farming. 

• Tigris
• Jordan
• Euphrates
• Strait of Hormuz

Through which country below do the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flow?

• Iran
• Iraq
• Saudi Arabia
• Afghanistan

The building of dams in Turkey has negatively impacted which of the following countires? 

• Syria and Iraq
• Syria and Egypt 
• Jordan and Iraq
• Iraq and Pakistan

Which bodies of water are connected by the Strait of Hormuz?

• The Red Sea and the Arabian Sea
• The Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea
• The Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea
• The Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf. 

Which body of water is this?

• Red Sea
• Persian Gulf
• Strait of Hormuz
• Mediterranean Sea

Which of these natural resources is in extremely short supply in the Middle East?

• Water
• Coal
• Iron
• Oil

Which body of water is this?

• Euphrates River
• Tigris River
• Jordan River
• Strait of Hormuz

Which body of water is this?

• Tigris River
• Red Sea
• Arabian Sea
• Strait of Hormuz