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Southwest Asia Enviromental Issues Formative Assessment A

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.

a)

iran

b)

river

c)

enviroment

d)

lake

2.

harmful effects to Earth and its natural systems due to the actions of humans.

a)

enviromental Issues

b)

enviromental Justice

c)

enviromental Science

d)

enviromental Determination

3.

_______________ is the contamination of WATER sources by substances which make the WATER UNSTABLE for drinking, cooking, cleaning, swimming, and other activities. (THINK LITERING!!)

a)

scarcity

b)

water pollution

c)

replenish

d)

desalination

4.

water scarcity and water polluition cause ___________ amongst countires in Soutwest Asia.

a)

agreement

b)

peace

c)

truce

d)

conflict

5.

conflict

a)

a serious agreement or turce, typically a protracted one.

b)

a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.

c)

a serious treaty or respite, typically a protracted one.

d)

a serious harmony or armistice, typically a protracted one.

6.

water scarcity in countries creates ____________ in most countires.

(You have to have this or you will die)

a)

military shortage

b)

food shortage

c)

clothes shortage

d)

house shortage

7.

Which Country has a "water advantage" over the other Middle Eastern Countries? (Mr. Rogers favorite Thanksgiving meal)

a)

Saudia Arabia

b)

Iraq

c)

Israel

d)

Turkey

8.

Why is groundwater not a permanent solution for countries with water shortages in the Middle East?

a)

It is not safe to drink and cannot be used for irrigation

b)

It is being used at a faster rate than it can be replenished by rainwater.

c)

It is frequently replenished by rainwater

d)

It is frequently replenished by contaminated water

9.

How does building a dam upsteam impact the people who live downstream?

a)

People downstream have more water for drinking and irrigation for crops

b)

People downstream have less water for drinking and irrigation for crops

c)

The watersupply of the people downstream become cleaner and more suitable for drinking

d)

People downstream have equal water for drinking and irrigation for crops

10.

Which statement is true about the status of water supply in the Middle East?

a)

The region has no fresh water supplies

b)

The region has an abundant supply of fresh water

c)

The region does not think fresh water supplies are important because it relies on desalination

d)

The region has a very limited supply of freshwater

(SCARCE)

11.

Mutliple Countries rely on _____________________________ for water , which causes conflict.

a)

different rivers

b)

the same boats

c)

the same rivers

d)

different transports

12.

Desalination

a)

The process of removing zinc from sea water creating fresh water

b)

The process of removing salt from sea water creating fresh water

c)

The process of removing iron from sea water creating fresh water

d)

The process of removing sodium from sea water creating fresh water

13.

Which region has the worst avalibalty of safe water in world?

a)

Africa

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Middle East

14.

Groundwater

a)

water from above the Earth's surface that supplies wells and springs

b)

water from over the Earth's surface that supplies wells and springs

c)

water from exceeding the Earth's surface that supplies wells and springs

d)

water from below the Earth's surface that supplies wells and springs

15.

Replenish

a)

to unload

b)

to empty or demolish

c)

to fill or buld up again

d)

to destroy

16.

What are the three major cauases of Enviromental Issues in Southwest Asia?

a)

Inability to mangage animal feces, agricultural runoff, and Instrumental waste

b)

Inablity to mangae insect species, agricultural runoof, and infrastructure waste

c)

Inabiltiry to manage water sewage, agricultrual runoff, and incompatibility waste

d)

Inability to manage human sewage, agricultural runoff, and industrail waste.

17.

this country has built over 22 dams with the Anatolia Project.

a)

Sauida Arabia

b)

Israel

c)

Iraq

d)

Turkey

18.

three decades of warfare have damaged many of this country's water treatment facilities.

a)

Iraq

b)

Turkey

c)

Saudia Arbia

d)

Syria

19.

this country has used advanced technology to build pipelines to carry water throughout the country.

a)

Saudia Arabia

b)

Iraq

c)

Syria

d)

Israel

20.

If a resource is "scarce" this means that the resource is?

a)

Avaliable in Small amounts

b)

Avaliable in Large amounts

21.

Turkey's dams have decreased this country's water supply by 40%.

a)

Iraq

b)

Saudia Arabia

c)

Syria

d)

Turkey

22.

this country has been in conflict with Jordan, Syria, and Palestine over water rights to the Jordan River for many years.

a)

Turkey

b)

Israel

c)

Saudia Arabia

d)

Iraq

23.

A massive problem in Southwest Asia where some countries have a large amount of water while other countries have a small amount of water.

a)

Equal distribution

b)

Unequal distribution

24.

is one of the ten most water scarce countries in the world.

a)

Saudia Arabia

b)

Turkey

c)

Jordan

d)

Israel

25.

Citizens can only get water from public services two days a week.

a)

Saudia Arabia

b)

Turkey

c)

Jordan

d)

Iraq

26.

This country has built the worlds largest desalination plants.

a)

Isreal

b)

Saudia Arabia

c)

Iraq

d)

Turkey

27.

Southwest Asia has a SCARCITY of _________ which impacts the enviroment.

a)

oil

b)

gas

c)

water

d)

people

28.

_______________ is one of the ten most water scarce countries in the world.

(#1 in the Middle East)

a)

Iraq

b)

Jordan

c)

Saudia Arabia

d)

Turkey

29.

dams in Turkey and Syria have decreased this country's water supply by 80%.

a)

Jordan

b)

Iraq

c)

Israel

d)

Afghanistan