SW Asia Review 1

Why is water pollution of great concern in Southwest Asia?

• because clean drinking water is scarce in the region

• because the economy is dependent upon exporting water

• because it prevents ships from traveling along major waterways

• because it reduces the amount of electricity generated by hydropower

Which of these has the GREATEST effect on population distribution in the Middle East?

• the location of rivers

• the presence of gold

• the quality of farmland

• the abundance of forests

In what country does the Euphrates River join the Tigris River?

• Iraq

• Saudi Arabia

• Kuwait

• Syria

Look at the map of Southwest Asia. Then answer the question that follows.

• the Panama Canal

• the Strait of Hormuz

• the Suez Canal

• the Tigris River

Look at the map. Then answer the question that follows.

Based on your knowledge of social studies, which country is shaded gray on the map?

• Afghanistan

• Turkey

• Iran

• Iraq

Look at the map of a region in Southwest Asia. Then answer the question that follows.

Which country is shaded on this map?

• Turkey

• Iraq

• Israel

• Syria

Why is the unequal distribution of water more of a concern in Southwest Asia than it is in some other regions of the world, such as North America?

• Southwest Asia is home to more than twenty-five percent of the world's population.

• Southwest Asia has less than one percent of the world's freshwater resources.

• Many Southwest Asian countries rely on hydropower for all of their electricity.

• Many Southwest Asian economies are dependent on the fishing industry.

Which TWO rivers flow through modern-day Iraq and have provided water to the region for thousands of years?

• the Euphrates River

• the Indus River

• the Nile River

• the Tigris River

People living in the desert in the Middle East mainly work as

• animal herders

• fisher men

• doctors

• lawyers