Study Guide for Middle East Environmental Issues Weekly Quiz

Which statement is true about the status of the water supply in Southwest Asia?

• The Middle East has no fresh water supplies.

• The Middle East has a very limited supply of fresh water.

• The Middle East has an abundant supply of fresh water.

How does building a dam upstream impact the people who live downstream? 

• The water supply of the people downstream becomes cleaner and more suitable for drinking. 

• The people downstream have less water for drinking and irrigation of crops. 

• The people downstream have more water for drinking and irrigation of crops.

• Dams have no impact on the people who live downstream

What is desalination?

• the process of removing salt from seawater

• the process of adding salt to fresh water

• the process of pumping water from underground reservoirs

• the process of directing water for use in agriculture

Which of the following is true regarding groundwater in the Middle East?

• Groundwater is frequently replenished by rainwater

• Groundwater is being used at a faster rate than it can be replenished

• Groundwater is too expensive for any country to be able get

• Groundwater is not safe to drink and cannot be used for irrigation

All Middle Eastern nations have equal access to river water, groundwater, and ocean water.

• True

• False

Where do most people live in the Middle East?

• Near rivers or coasts

• In the desert

• In small towns near oil fields

• Near the Suez Canal

Which two commodities are located in the Arabian Desert?

• Gold and silver

• Dams and crops

• Oil and desalinization

• Oil and water

Due to lack of rainfall, few people live in the _________ of the Middle East.

• Rainforests

• Large cities

• Deserts

• Coasts

______ means that you move around from place to place, usually in search of food.

• Desalination

• Dams

• Conservation

• Nomadic

Water that is trapped in layers of rock below the earth’s surface.

• Desalination

• Dams

• Groundwater

• Nomadic