KMS- SS7G6

Which statement BEST describes the direct

impact of water pollution in the Middle East?

• many citites are unable to trade with each other

• many people are unable to have fresh drinking

  water

• many countries have had to decrease oil

  production

• many citizens in a rural locations have had to

  move to urban areas

Which of the following best describes water

pollution?

• lack of equal access to water

• what that is clean is drinkable

• water that contains chemicals and trash

• an irrigation system delivering water to farms

Water that has been contaminated by chemicals

and trash describes which issue?

• unequal water distribution

• irrigation

• water pollution

• aquifers

Why is water pollution of great concern in

Southwest Asia?

• because it reduces the amount of electricity

  generated by hydropower

• because clean drinking water is scarce in the

  region

• because the economy is dependent upon

  exporting water

• because it prevents ships from traveling along

  major waterways

What Middle Eastern country does NOT claim ownership over the Jordan River?

• Jordan

• Afghanistan

• Israel

• Syria

Which of the following is NOT a cause of the Middle Eastern water crisis?

• Drought conditions

• Humid climate

• Dry land

• Population growth

Which of the following is NOT a possible solution of the water crisis?

• Desalination

• Treated wastewater

• Conservation

• Irrigation

Why is having a freshwater source important in the Middle East?

• Drinking water and Bath water

• Drinking water and Irrigation

• Irrigation and Cooking water

• Bath water and Cooking water

What natural resource is there not enough of in the Middle East?

• Water

• Oil

• Iron

• Sand

What are the two major waterways in the Middle East?

• The Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf

• The Suez Canal and the Persian Gulf

• The Suez Canal and the Strait of Hormuz

• The Strait of Hormuz and the Arabian Sea