Why is the Suez Canal so important to international shipping?

It makes it possible to get from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea without sailing around Africa.

It allows ships to get out of the Persian Gulf.

It connects the Jordan River to the Persian Gulf, making it cheaper to ship oil to other parts of Southwest Asia.

It is Iraq’s only waterway to the Persian Gulf.

What are three major water problems in Southwest Asia?

Water shortages, unequal distribution, pollution

Too much ground water, aquifers, pollution

Water shortages, flooding, pollution

Which best describes the religion of Arabs?

Most are Muslim, though there are also many Christians and those of other faiths.

The majority of Arabs are Shia Muslims.

What does landlocked mean?

The country is surrounded by land on all sides with no access to water.

There are laws that state that no one in the country can leave.

The country is surrounded by water on all sides.

The country is surrounded on 3 sides by water

If a resource is "abundant", that means the resource is

only found in Western Hemisphere

How have dams built along the rivers caused problems for people living further downstream?

less water comes down the river to those people once the dam is built

a river can only be dammed in one place along its path

no fish can live in the rivers after they have been dammed

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

Water supplies have been contaminated by the chemical run off from the fields

Use of fertilizers means crops need to be watered 10 times as much

Enormous amounts of water must be used to produce chemical fertilizers

Chemical fertilizers have no effect on local water supplies in SW Asia

Why don't more countries use drip irrigation and desalination?

Most countries don't have access to seawater

The technologies are too new and require more research

What is a benefit of building dams?

They can be used to produce hydroelectric power

They reduce the amount of water for countries downstream

They increase the amount of water for countries downstream

Shia Muslims believe that _______.

a blood relative of Muhammad should led the religion.

the best person should led the religion.

Which of the following do the three major religions not have in common?

They all have holy sites in Jerusalem

Which of the following do all three of the big religions have in common?

They all believe Jesus was the son of God.

They all must fast during the month of Ramadan.

They all use the Koran as their holy text.

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