Unit 3: Southwest Asia: An Infrastructure of Continued Econ

Which best describes the climate of much of Southwest Asia (Middle East)?

• Hot and Dry

• Windy and cold

• Tropical and rainy

• Moderate and cool

What is the 120-mile man-made waterway that is used to transport goods from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea?

• Gaza Strip

• Suez Canal

• Persian Gulf

• Panama Canal

Much of the world's oil supply is shipped through the narrow waterway between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula called the ________.

• Panama Canal

• Suez Canal

• Jordan River

• Strait of Hormuz

This 25-mile territory has been a source of dispute between Israel and its neighbors for many years:

• Gaza Strip

• Persian Gulf

• Strait of Hormuz

• Suez Canal

The climate of Southwest Asia has led much of the region to experience a scarcity of ___________.

• Trading

• Rainfall

• Oil production

• Desalination plants

Disputes over what two natural resources are problematic for many Southwest Countries

• Oil and Water

• Water and Diamonds

• Diamonds and Natural Gas

• Oil and Diamonds

Which rivers flow through Turkey and Iraq?

• Jordan and Tigris

• Jordan and Euphrates

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Red and Jordan

Why is the Suez Canal so important to international shipping?

• It allows ships to get out of the Persian Gulf

• It connects the Jordan River to the Persian Gulf, making it cheaper to ship oil to the other parts of Southwest Asia.

• It makes it possible to get from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea without sailing around Africa.

• It is Iraq's only waterway to the Persian Gulf

What are the three major water problems in Southwest Asia?

• Water shortages, unequal distribution, pollution

• Flooding, pollution, dams

• Too much groundwater, aquifers, pollution

• Water shortages, flooding, pollution

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

• Desalination

• Naturalization

• Absorption

• Extraction