SW Asia Environmental Issues

How much of the worlds fresh water is available in Southwest Asia?

• 5%

• 20%

• 5%

• 1%

What is the main consumer of water in Southwest Asia?

• Agriculture

• Pollution

• Food

• Cooking

Which natural resource has caused many disputes in the Middle East?

• Water

• Food

• Clothing

• Bed

What is the process of removing salt from ocean water

• Desalination

• Scarcity

• Irrigation

• Allocation

What water problems are Southwest Asia facing? (MORE THAN 1)

• Pollution

• unequal distribution

• water shortages

• not enough food

• no jobs

How do farmers attempt to bring water to their fields?

• building dams

• stealing it

• using irrigation

• desalination

Which river is the key water source of Israel and Jordan?

• Suez Canal

• Jordan River

• Tigris River

• Euphrates River

Irrigation is......

• contamination of water

• a supply of water to land or crops

• process of taking salt out of seawater

• farmers who focus on growing enough food for themselves

What is water pollution?

• contamination of bodies of water

• a supply of water to land

• when soil loses its ability to hold water

• when the desert spreads

Which country has built the worlds largest desalination plant?

• Saudi Arabi

• Turkey

• Iraq

• Iran