Middle East Environmental Issues Quiz

What is the process of removing salt from ocean water called?

• desalination

• irrigation

• allocation

• scarcity

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

• Uranium

• Water

• Bauxite

• Timber

The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flow through which 3 countries?

• Turkey

• Israel

• Iraq

• Syria

• Jordan

Water is scarce in the Middle East due to the lack of fresh water.

• True

• False

The country that has a "water advantage" over Middle Eastern countries is ______________________.

• Turkey

• Saudi Arabia

• Iran

• Afghanistan

Water scarcity exist in the Middle East. This means ___________________

• The Middle East has plenty of water

• There is not enough water for many people in the Middle East

• Water creates conflict in the Middle East

Hydro-electric power uses water to create ___________________.

• electricity

• wind

• food

• saltwater

How has the building of dams created problems for countries sharing rivers?

• Dams are too expensive to build.

• Dams limit the water available to countries downstream.

• Countries in Southwest Asia (Middle East) are NOT allowed to build dams along shared rivers.

• The building of dams causes flooding downstream.

When there is not enough of a resource to meet the demand, that is called ____________________.

• Supply

• Abundance

• Overproduction

• Scarcity

What is irrigation?

• 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