Geography and Environment of SW Asia

Which of the following is NOT a water issue in the Middle East?

• major flooding

• desalination

• unequal distribution of water

• water scarcity

Which river is the border between Israel and Jordan?

• Tigris River

• Jordan River

• Euphrates River

The Strait of Hormuz connects the Arabian Sea to what body of water?

• Red Sea

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Persian Gulf

Which of the following factors has NOT contributed to water becoming more scarce?

• desalination

• climate change

• pollution

• population growth

How has the building of dams created problems for countries sharing rivers in Southwest Asia?

• Dams are too expensive to build to be practical

• Dams limit the water available to countries further downstream

• Few countries have the technology needed to be able to build dams

• Countries in Southwest Asia are not allowed to build dams along shared rivers

How has the use of chemical fertilizers affected water supplies in many countries in Southwest Asia?

• Use of chemical fertilizers means crops must be watered constantly

• Enormous amounts of water must be used to produce chemical fertilizers

• Chemical fertilizers have had very little effect on local water supplies in Southwest Asia

• Water supplies have contaminated by the chemicals through runoff from the fields

Why aren't desalinization and drip irrigation used more in Southwest Asia?

• Most countries do not know about these technologies

• Drip irrigation is not very effective in a hot, dry climate

• Few countries in Southwest Asia have access to seawater

• These technologies are very expensive for the countries to use

Which countries are the most oil-rich in the Southwestern Asian region?

• Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Israel

• Iraq, Kuwait, Israel, Lebanon

• Jordan, Israel, Syria, Lebanon

• Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia

Many of the largest cities in Southwest Asia are located on or near...

• deserts

• major rivers

• large grasslands

• mountain ranges

What is desalination?

• adding salt to freshwater

• adding salt to seawater

• removing salt from seawater

• removing salt from freshwater