Middle Eastern Environmental Concerns Notes 2022

Many countries in Southwest Asia are experiencing the increasing problem of

• water shortage

• air pollution

• water pollution

• tornadoes

Per-capita availability of safe drinking water here is the __________ in the world.

• better than any other region

• only

• tastiest

• worst of any region

Contaminated water sources have greatly reduced the amount of clean water (a)   .

Southwest Asia's biggest pollution problems come from (a)   , agricultural runoff and industrial waste.

(a)   of industry in cities and towns has caused garbage and sewage to build up in rivers and streams.

Towns without proper sewer systems dump untreated human ______ _________ into rivers.

(a)  

(a)   are washed into rivers or seep into groundwater.

(a)   is a major concern in Southwest Asia.

Less than (a)   of the world's fresh water is available to the area's inhabitants (5% of the world's population).

Water is a precious resource and there is _______ ______ _______ available to meet the population's needs.

(a)