Southwest Asia

What process that removes salt from seawater, could help with the lack of water resources in Southwest Asia?

• irrigation

• desalinization

• plowing

• pipelines

The city of Ad Damman has grown over the last 20 years. What would best explain its growth?

• It is the capital city.

• Its nearest coastal waterway is the Arabian Sea.

• It is the birthplace of Muhammad.

• It is located where two major oil pipelines meet.

What modern technology pictured above allows people to grow food in the desert?

• desalinization

• irrigation

• plowing

• pipelines

Why is the population so dense in the North East region of the Sahara desert?

• It is a main highway.

• The climate in the North East region is milder due to the North Atlantic drift.

• The Nile River allows people to grow food and have water in a desert.

• None of the above

In an inhospitable climate such as the Sahara desert, humans must adapt to survive. One such adaptation is the building of dams to control the flow of water. The most likely way in which this human adaptation might affect the physical environment is

• heavy rainfall overwhelming the dam.

• lack of natural flooding leading to a loss of nutrients in the soil.

• high water demand angering neighboring countries.

• resulting climate change leading to an increase in the camel population.

According to this article, which of the following has been an impact of desertification?

• There has been an increase in the land available for farming.

• The incidence of worldwide poverty has been reduced.

• There is a greater need to divert water from some rivers.

• Dry regions can now feed large populations.

Which concept is best illustrated by these examples?

• human cultures are shaped by the physical environments in which they develop

• civilization depends on the farmers who grow surplus corps

• most forms of primitive art are closely related to religious beliefs

• human culture is greatly affected by society’s level of technology

Which is the main cause of the shrinking of the Aral Sea?

• The increased influence of the fishing industry on the sea.

• The decreased use of water from the sea by local towns.

• The decreased precipitation in the region around the sea.

• The increased use of rivers flowing into the sea for irrigation

Now that the water from the Aral Sea is unfit to drink, people get their drinking water

• from rainwater collected in large barrels.

• from Russia in bottles delivered weekly by truck.

• from local polluted rivers and groundwater.

• from the Caspian Sea through large aqueducts.

The largest quantities of the product represented in the map are exported from which region of the world?

• South Asia

• Sub-Saharan Africa

• Southwest Asia

• East Asia