Middle East Geography Quiz Review

The number 7 represents which country?

• Turkey

• Syria

• Iraq

• Kuwait

The number 5 represents which country?

• Syria

• Turkey

• Iraq

• Iran

The number 1 represents which physical feature?

• Suez Canal

• Jordan River

• Red Sea

• Strait of Hormuz

The number 4 represents which physical feature?

• Dead Sea

• Suez Canal

• Strait of Hormuz

• Red Sea

Fresh water sources are used for (select all that apply)

• irrigation

• industry

• electricity

• growing population

Polluted water from a factory has flowed into a river. The water pollution will affect the river in all the following ways EXCEPT

• decreasing the plants that grow in water.

• increasing the amount of poisons in the water.

• decreasing the potability of the water supply.

• increasing the number of fish that live in the river.

In order to increase the amount of water available for human consumption in the Middle East, most governments have been forced to reduce the amount of ____________ ___________ that is allocated to rural areas, which has caused widespread farm failures and food shortages.

• drinking water

• purified water

• irrigation water

• desalinated water

How do deserts and rivers in the Middle East affect where people live? (select all that apply)

• Rivers provide drinking water

• Rivers are a water source for irrigation to provide food

• Deserts don't have the water to support large populations so few people live there

• Not many people live near rivers

• Many people live in deserts

The climate in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Iran is mainly

• desert.

• tropical.

• mediterranean.

• continental.

What is the most pressing challenge facing the Middle East in terms of its water supply?

• general scarcity

• pollution from farming

• pollution from industry

• bacterial contamination