WHAT IS ONE OF THE MAJOR CAUSES OF SW ASIA’S WATER POLLUTION/SHORTAGE PROBLEMS?

• Lack of education

• it is covered in deserts

• Bribery

• all of the above are causes of water pollution and shortage in SWA

WHAT TERM MEANS A SHORTAGE OF SOMETHING OR NOT HAVING ENOUGH?

• Scarcity

• Abundance

• Surplus

• Excess

WHICH SW ASIAN COUNTRY HAS A “WATER ADVANTAGE” BECAUSE IT IS AT THE TOP WHERE THE TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES RIVERS BEGIN?

• Saudi Arabia

• Iran

• Israel

• Turkey

WHICH SW ASIAN COUNTRY IS IN THE MIDDLE AND ONLY RECEIVES AROUND 60% OF THEIR NEEDED WATER SUPPLY?

• Iran

• Iraq

• Turkey

• Syria

WHICH SW ASIAN COUNTRY IS AT THE BOTTOM AND ONLY RECEIVES AROUND 20% OF THEIR NEEDED WATER SUPPLY?

• Iran

• Iraq

• Turkey

• Syria

WHICH SW ASIAN COUNTRY HAS BEEN IN SEVERAL CONFLICTS OVER THE JORDAN RIVER WITH SYRIA, JORDAN, AND PALESTINE?

• Israel

• Iran

• Afghanistan

• Turkey

WHICH SW ASIAN COUNTRY IS ONE THE TEN MOST WATER SCARCE COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD?

• India

• Jordan

• Turkey

• Egypt

WHAT IS THE PROCESS OF TAKING SALT OUT OF SEA WATER AND USING FOR IRRIGATION AND DRINKING?

• Naturalization

• Desalination

• Absorption

• Extraction

MANY OF THE LARGEST CITIES IN SW ASIA ARE LOCATED ON OR NEAR WHAT?

• Grasslands

• Mountain Ranges

• Major Rivers

• Timber land

WHICH SW ASIAN COUNTRY IS WEALTHY IN OIL SUPPLY AND CAN AFFORD TO BUILD SEVERAL DESALINATION PLANTS?

• Iraq

• Iran

• Afghanistan

• Saudi Arabia