SW Asia Environmental Issues

1. What is desalination?

• The process of bringing water to dry land, especially for growing crops.

• The process of removing salt and other chemicals from seawater.

• The process of collecting water from underground aquifers

• The process of flooding rivers to help crops grow

Which of these nations has NOT had their water security threatened by supply interruptions from the Tigris-Euphrates Basin?

• Iraq

• Israel

• Syria

• Turkey

Which of these Southwest Asian nations has the MOST secure and reliable access to water?

• Iraq

• Kuwait

• Israel

• Turkey

Why is water pollution of great concern in Southwest Asia?

• 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

• because it reduces the amount of electricity generated by hydropower

Both the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flow into which body of water?

• the Caspian Sea

• the Mediterranean Sea

• the Pacific Ocean

• the Persian Gulf

In what country does the Euphrates River join the Tigris River?

• Iraq

• Jordan

• Saudi Arabia

• Syria

The Gaza Strip is located along the banks of which body of water?

• the Arabian Sea

• the Mediterranean Sea

• the Persian Gulf

• the Red Sea

Historical civilizations relied on which rivers in region III?

• the Tigris and the Euphrates

• the Amazon and the Niger

• the Ganges and the Yangtze

• the Nile and the Congo

The Jordan River forms part of the border of which of the following countries?

• Afghanistan

• Iran

• Israel

• Turkey

The Suez Canal connects which two bodies of water?

• the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea

• the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea

• the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea

• the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea