Environmental Issues of SWA

1. What is desalination?

• The process of bringing water to dry land, especially for growing crops.

• The process of removing salt and other chemicals from seawater.

• The process of collecting water from underground aquifers

• The process of flooding rivers to help crops grow

Which of these Southwest Asian nations has the MOST secure and reliable access to water?

• Iraq

• Kuwait

• Israel

• Turkey

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

Both the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flow into which body of water?

• the Caspian Sea

• the Mediterranean Sea

• the Pacific Ocean

• the Persian Gulf

The Jordan River forms part of the border of which of the following countries?

• Afghanistan

• Iran

• Israel

• Turkey

The Suez Canal connects which two bodies of water?

• the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea

• the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea

• the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea

• the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea

Why does Turkey have an advantage over other countries in Southwest Asia with regard to the distribution of water?

• because the Black Sea, the largest source of freshwater in the region, is located off of Turkey's northern coast

• because the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, two of the primary sources of freshwater in the region, originate in Turkey

• because Turkey's population is less dependent on commercial agriculture dependent on commercial agriculture

• because Turkey's economy is less dependent on industries that create large amounts of water pollution

What are causes of SW Asia’s water pollution?

• human sewage

• agricultural runoff

• industrial waste

• These are all causes of SW Asia's water pollution.

What country almost exclusively relies on the process of desalination for water?

• Israel

• Jordan

• Turkey

• Saudi Arabia

This term is used to describe when there’s not enough of a resource.

• Irrigation

• Desalination

• Scarcity

• Per capita