Middle East 1 & 2

Choose the correct image for oasis?

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Which river is that?

• Tigris and Euphrates

• The Amazon

• The Nile river

• The Jordan river

What was the reason for the creation and development of the city of Damascus in Syria?

• It is a site at an oasis

• Oil

• Euphrates river

• Government chose it

Answer explanation

Proximity to water is important for survival when you are in the desert.

The Arabic word Wadi stands for ?

• A dry riverbead, except when it`s rainy season

• Oasis

• River

• Bazaar

Answer explanation

In what season would a person prefer to live near a Wadi?

• In the dry season

• In the rainy season, when it`s a river

• Throughtout the year

• It is not a good place to live at

What is means "desertification?

• Fertile Land

• Agriculture

• Fertile land turning into a desert/ arid land.

• Pollution of land

What is the name of the sea crossed out in red?

• Caspian Sea

• Red Sea

• Black Sea

• Arabian Sea

Answer explanation

What is the name of the country crossed out in red?

• Egypt

• Libya

• Algeria

• Turkey

Answer explanation

What is one negative effect from the Aswan High Dam?

• Decreased soil fertility in Egypt.

• Planned irrigation of agricultural lands during dry season.

• Hydroelectric powerplant producing electricity from clean energy (water).

• Storing flood water for times of drought.

Choose the correct image for a bazaar.

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