Water Issues of the Middle East

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Watering crops so they will continue to grow when there is insufficient rainfall

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Irrigation

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How has the building of dams created problems for countries sharing rivers in Southwest Asia?

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Dams limit the water available to countries further downstream.

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A water-saving method of irrigation in which computers measure how much water each plant receives

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Drip Irrigation

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What is an effect of raw sewage being dumped untreated into the rivers of Southwest Asia?

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Water-borne diseases making people sick.

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The water conflicts in both Southwest Asia and in the Southeast US deal with unequal distribution and which other issue?

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Pollution

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What is one issue that has worsened the water scarcity situation in both Southwest Asia and in the Southeast US?

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Growing cities

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Vast areas of the Middle East are deserts. How has this impacted the use of water?

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In order to grow crops, people need to use irrigation.

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The Middle East is said to be in a "water crisis" because of

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A water scarcity

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What is the major environmental issue that leads to conflicts in the Middle East? Options: Economic Growth, Ethnic Groups, Hot and dry climate, Uneven distribution of water.

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Uneven distribution of water.

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Vast areas of the Middle East are deserts. How has this affected the use of water?

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Irrigation is essential for growing crops.