Asia: Middle East and India

Water is physically scarce in what areas?

• North Africa, West and Central Asia

• Only in Africa

• Only in India

• Africa and Europe

Match the following

• Between April and September in India humid climate and torrential rainfall (Raining Cats and Dogs)

• Cyclones

• These storms are called Hurricanes in the US

• ISIS

• Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (Terrorist Organization

• Monsoon

• Deficiency of precipitation/rain resulting in a water shortage

• topsoil

• is eroded with flashflooding and makes it difficult for farmers to plant or harvest

• Drought

Desalination

• The addition of salt to fossil water

• The drinking of salt water

• The process of removing salt and other chemicals from the salt water

• Providing water to crops

The language of Arabs

• Kurdish

• Arabic

• English

• Farsi

A group with a belief system in a god or gods, with a specific set of rituals and literature

• religious group

• ethnic group

A group of people who share culture ideas and beliefs that have been a part of their community

• religious group

• ethnic group

Does everyone have access to a clean water supply? (yes/no)

(a)  

What are the causes of water pollution?

• human waste

• industrial waste

• agriculture runoff

• garbaage

• All of these

How much of the world's fresh water is available to the Middle East

• 5%

• 10%

• 2.5%

• 1%

The main reason for India's population growth is high

• Birthrate

• death rate

• large amounts of elderly

• even population across all age groups