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WorksheetsMiddle East Location and Environment review
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 33mins
How has the building of dams created problems for countries sharing rivers in Southwest Asia (Middle East)?
Dams are too expensive to build to be practical.
Dams limit the water available to countries further downstream.
Few countries have the technology needed to be able to build dams.
Countries in Southwest Asia are not allowed to build dams along shared rivers.
Many of the largest cities in Southwest asia are located on or near...
deserts.
major rivers.
large grasslands.
mountain ranges.
The Euphrates River goes through what countries?
Iraq, Iran, Syria
Turkey, Syria, Iraq
Turkey, Iran, Pakistan
Turkey, Jordan, Syria
What is irrigation?
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
How has the use of chemical fertilizers affected water supplies in many countries in Southwest Asia (Middle East)?
The use of chemical fertilizers means crops must be watered constantly
Water supplies have been contaminated by the chemicals through runoff from the fields
Chemical fertilizers help take the salt out of water supplies in Southwest Asia (Middle East)
Enormous amounts of water must be used to produce chemical fertilizers
Why aren’t desalination and drip irrigation used more in Southwest Asia (Middle East)?
These technologies are very expensive for countries to use
Few countries in Southwest Asia have access to seawater
Drip irrigation is not very effective in the hot, dry climate
Ancient methods of irrigation are much more effective and helpful
What is causing water pollution in Southwest Asia?
Chemical fertilizers and irrigation
Chemical fertilizers, garbage, and sewage
Chemical fertilizers and desalination
Chemical fertilizers and nuclear waste
Why is irrigation necessary for farming in Southwest Asia (Middle East)?
Fresh water is in short supply in many parts of the region
Parts of the region without much fresh water must take the salt out of seawater
Water from heavy rains floods the fields and destroys the crops
Water supplies are polluted with chemical fertilizers
Which man-made feature connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Read Sea?
Panama Canal
Suez Canal
Strait of Gibraltar
Isthmus of Panama
Strait of Magellan
What country is this?
Syria
Israel
Turkey
Yemen
Many of the largest cities in SW Asia are located on or near
rivers
deserts
coastal regions
rivers and coastal regions
The most common landform in the Middle East is _________
rivers
rainforests
savannas
deserts
Why is desalination not more widely used in the Middle East?
Most countries don't know about this technology
It is very expensive for countries to use
It is not very effective
Most countries have plenty of fresh water, so they don't need it
How has the building of dams created problems for countries sharing rivers in SW Asia?
Dams are too expensive
Few countries have the technology needed to build dams
Countries in the Middle East are not allowed to build dams
Dams limit the water available to countries downstream
Countries which border the Persian Gulf have very limited fresh water. They are forced to get water other ways, like:
refining petroleum into drinking water
importing water using the same ships that transport oil
pumping water from the Arabian Sea through a pipeline
desalination of salt water from the Persian Gulf
Which of these would have the GREATEST impact on the daily lives of people in the country of Jordan?
value of oil exports
fighting between ethnic groups in Iraq
Al-Qaeda terrorist attacks in Afghanistan
Irrigation conflicts with Israel
How has the overuse of fertilizers and pesticides affected water supplies in many countries?
They have been contaminated through runoff
They make crops have to be watered constantly
Enormous amounts of water must be used to produce chemical fertilizers
They have had little effect on the water supplies here
Polluted water from a factory has flowed into a river. This will affect the river in all of the following ways EXCEPT
decreasing thw plants that grow in water
increasing the amount of poisons in the water
decreasing the potability of the water supply
increasing the number of fish that live in the water
Which statement is true about the status of the water supply in the Middle East?
There is no fresh water here
They have plenty of fresh water here
They have a limited supply of fresh water
They don't need any fresh water because they all use desalination
Why is groundwater not a permanent solution to water shortages in the Middle East?
It is always replenished with rainwater.
It is not safe to drink
It is being used faster than it is replenished
There is no groundwater here
In Syria and Iraq, pollution from Turkey has _________ get safe water from the Tigris and Euphrates River.
made it easier to
made it harder to
made no difference in their ability to
made it impossible to
