Middle East Environmental Issues

____________  ____________  happens when trash, toxic waste, and sewage is spilled into rivers and other bodies of water.

• air pollution
• water pollution
• fossil water
• rain water

The Middle East has a big problem with ____________  ____________ to water. Not every country has the same opportunity to get to a water source.

• air pollution
• water pollution
• acid rain
• unequal access

Water found just underneath the Earth’s surface is called ___________________. It is used for wells and springs.   

• rain water
• acid rain
• groundwater

_______________________ is to replace, refill, or build up again.   

• scarcity
• replenish
• rely
• depend

___________________ is the process of removing salt from the sea.

• desalination
• desert
• despite
• deface

The bad smoke from cars and factories causes ____________  ____________.

• water pollution
• air pollution
• acid rain
• desalination

____________  ____________ is the water found trapped in layers of rock for thousands of years.

• desalination
• fossil water
• groundwater
• surface water

__________________ means there is not enough of something people need.

• scarcity
• desalination
• groundwater
• pollution

This country is mostly desert and has no rivers.

• Jordan
• Saudi Arabia
• Iraq
• Israel

Which country is the MOST water scarce country in the Middle East?

• Iraq
• Saudi Arabia
• Jordan
• Turkey