Middle East Map Quiz

How does the Sea of Galilee, Jordan River and Dead Sea ecosystem work?

• Freshwater stores up around the Sea of Galilee and forms a watershed

• The watershed flows into the Jordan River and the water picks up minerals and turns salty

• Water goes into the Dead Sea and has the highest salinity

• The water gets salt and floods.

How does the water use and pollution of this ecosystem affect the Dead Sea?

• The people use a lot of water, so there is not a lot of water left, because they pump it from the Dead Sea. Also humans leave a lot of pollution in the water.

• The water floods and oil spills in the Dead Sea

• The water evaporates from gas

How are people trying to fix the problems surrounding the Dead Sea?

People try to fix it by pumping the ——— into the Dead Sea

Refugees: What are some important vocabulary terms associated with this issue?

• Refugee

  The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR):

• Migrant

  Asylum Seeker

• Internally Displaced Person (IDP):

  Asylum

• Person in Culture

  Africans

• Host country

What does Refugee mean

Refugee is a person who——— because it’s not safe, they have the right to not return.

Migrant

A person who—- for many reasons such as family, usually for a year

Internally displaced person (IDP)

A person who is—- but does not cross a international border and remain in country because of issues like human made disasters

Host country

A country that—-(lets them stay there)

Asylum

shelter or protection from — from a country and forced to leave

Asylum Seeker

A person who moved across borders in search of — when they let host country to let them in before they are refugees