Geo, Environ, and People of Southwest Asia

What is considered a landlocked country?

• Afghanistan

• Iran

• Israel

• Saudi Arabia

________ means to remove the salt from seawater to use for drinking water and irrigation.

• Water Pollution

• Drip Irrigation

• Desalination

• Aquifers

What country could possibly block the Strait of Hormuz which would block trading routes?

• Afghanistan

• Syria

• Saudi Arabia

• Iran

What two rivers flow through Turkey, Syria, and Iraq?

• Nile and Jordan

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Jordan and Euphrates

• Jordan and Tigris

What country benefits the MOST from Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

• Jordan

• Syria

• Turkey

• Iraq

What country built dams which actually ended up reducing water from both Syria and Iraq?

• Turkey

• Israel

• Jordan

• Lebanon

What country is fighting for water rights to Jordan River?

• Israel

• Jordan

• Saudi Arabia

• Afghanistan

What is Saudi Arabia’s answer to water pollution BUT expensive and requires complex technology?

• Aquifers

• Drip irrigation

• Irrigation

• Desalination

How would you describe the Middle East’s climate?

• Hot and wet

• Cold and wet

• Cold and dry

• Hot and dry

What is the Middle East’s MOST important resource?

• Oil

• Coal

• Gold

• Copper