Southwest Asia Water Issues

Disputes over what two natural resources are problematic for many Southwest Asian countries? 

• Oil and Water
• Water and Diamonds
• Diamonds and Natural Gas 
• Oil and Diamonds

What are three major water problems in Southwest Asia? 

•  Water shortages, unequal distribution, pollution 
•  Flooding, pollution, dams
• Too much ground water, aquifers, pollution 
• Water shortages, flooding, pollution

What non-renewable natural resource has contributed to the growth of the Middle East? 

• Oil
• Water
• Timber
• Cotton

Which country has fought military battles over water rights to the Jordan River? 

• Israel
• Iran
• Afghanistan
• Saudi Arabia

Which country’s water treatment plants have been damaged by decades of war? 

• Turkey
• Syria
• Saudi Arabia
• Iraq

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

• Desalination
• Naturalization
• Absorption
• Extraction

Because of its harsh climate, which country has to rely on desalination plants to provide most of its citizens’ drinking water? 

• Israel
• Turkey
• Saudi Arabia
• Syria

. Pollution from oil spills on the Black Sea contaminate this country’s water supply:

• Saudi Arabia
• Turkey
• Israel
• Iran