SW Asia End of Nine Weeks 2020

The process of removing salt from salt water in order to make it suitable for farming and drinking is known as

• Naturalization

• Desalination

• Extraction

• Absorption

Why isn't desalination used more in Southwest Asia?

• Few countries have access to seawater.

• Most countries don't have enough workers.

• Desalination is not very effective in a hot, dry climate.

• The technology is very expensive for the countries to use.

What word means to deliver water to land to help with farming and agriculture?

• Irrigation

• Scarcity

• Agriculture

• Basin

What is the result of the building of dams along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers? 

• Countries must pay too much for their water.
• Dams limit the water available further downstream. 
• Countries are not able to use the rivers for transportation.
• Countries are not allowed to build dams along shared rivers. 

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

Why was OPEC created?

• To regulate the supply and price of oil
• to help the Palestinians in their problems with Israel
• to design new machinery to get oil out of the ground
• to keep countries that are not members from producing any oil

Which nation leads the Middle East region in the production and export of oil?

• Iran

• Iraq

• Kuwait

• Saudi Arabia

In general, how has wealth from oil in the Middle East benefitted the people in the Middle East?

• Money from oil has led to improvements in education and healthcare

• Money from oil has been used to help spread COVID.

• Money from oil has been used to increase the Torah.

• Money from oil has been used to tear down roads and bridges

All the countries that border the ______ _______ have large oil industries.

• Persian Gulf

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Euphrates River

What does OPEC stand for?

• Organization of Petroleum Excelling Countries

• Oil Producing of the Equilibrium Countries

• Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

• Oil, Petroleum, and Excellent Countries