Middle East Location and Environment review

Which sea separates Egypt from Saudi Arabia?

• Black Sea
• Red Sea

The _______ Gulf is surrounded by Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, and Qatar.

• Persian
• Oman

The Euphrates and the _______ River run through Iraq.

• Brahmaputra
• Amazon
• Nile
• Tigris

____________  ____________  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

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

• Iraq
• Saudi Arabia
• Jordan
• Turkey

This country is mostly desert and has no rivers.

• Jordan
• Saudi Arabia
• Iraq
• Israel

__________________ means there is not enough of something people need.

• scarcity
• desalination
• groundwater
• pollution

___________________ is the process of removing salt from the sea.

• desalination
• desert
• despite
• deface

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

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