Unit 1 Middle East Test Review

The Gaza Strip is an occupied territory located in the country of ________.

• Saudi Arabia
• Egypt
• Israel
• Jordan

The river that begins at the southern end of the Sea of Galilee in Israel and flows south until it reaches the Dead Sea is the _____________ River.

• Nile
• Tigris
• Jordan
• Euphrates

The narrow waterway that is an important shipping channel for oil coming out of the Persian Gulf is the ________ of _______. 

• Jordan River
• Strait of Hormuz
• Golan Heights
• Suez Strait

The _______ _______ is so important to international shipping because it cuts the distance significantly from the Mediterranean Sea to the Arabian Sea. 

• Jordan River
• Strait of Hormuz
• Golan Heights
• Suez Canal

The process of removing salt from salt water in order to make it suitable for farming and drinking is known as _________.

• salitification
• extraction
• natrualization
• desalination

In dry climate countries like Afghanistan and Iran farmers water crops using this method.

• Ventilation
• Irrigation
• Combustion
• Relocation

How has the building of dams created problems for countries sharing rivers in the Middle East?

• Dams cause unexpected flooding to occur upstream.
• Countries upstream pay more than countries downstream but get less water.
• Dams limit the water available to countries further downstream
• The cost of dams is a financial burden to the countries along the rivers.

Desalination is very ________ and poorer countries cannot afford to build plants.

• difficult
• expensive
• technologically advanced
• to find salt water to process

One of the major reasons that dams have been built in Southwest Asia is to create ________ power.

• recreation
• hydroelectric
• jobs to stimulate the economy
• special baths for the wealthy

Water that is stored underground is called an ____________.

• Salt Water
• Desalination
• Irrigation
• Aquifer