Southwest Asia Geography, Ethnic Group, Religious Group

Name One River in Southwest Asia

• Tigris
• Nile
• Amazon
• Red Sea

Where does the Tigris and Euphrates rivers start

• Iraq
• Turkey
• Eqypt
• Israel

The most common landform in the Middle East is

• Fertile soil
• desert
• mountains
• rivers

What are the three major water problems in the Southwest Asia

• too much ground water, aquifers, pollution
• flooding, pollution, dams
• water shortages, flooding, pllution
• water shortages, unequal distribution, of water pollution

Which best describes the climate of much of Southwest Asia

• Hot and dry
• Windy and cold
• tropical and rainy
• moderate and cool

The __________________ Gulf is the main route for shipping oil from the rich fields of countries like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Iran.

• Persian
• Suez Canal
• Kuwait
• Tigris River

The process of removing salt and other chemicals from sea water.

• irrigation
• desalination
• water pollution
• Turkey

What is the man made canal that connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea?

• Strait of Hormuz
• Dams
• Gaza Strip
• Suez Canal

Has a water advantage over the other countries in this area?

• irrigation
• desalination
• water pollution
• Turkey

Providing water to crops

• irrigation
• desalination
• water pollution
• Turkey