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Lack of Water in ME

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Desalinization is __________

a)

removing salt from sea water

b)

a military term

c)

means water pollution

d)

only used inside homes

2.

Desalinization does NOT work for every country because ____________.

a)

it can be expensive

b)

They refuse it

c)

the salt can't be separated

d)

the technology doesn't even exist yet

3.

Most people and major cities are near ___________.

a)

water

b)

oil

c)

trees

d)

airports

4.

Which country is NOT near the Jordan River?

a)

Israel

b)

Syria

c)

Afghanistan

d)

Israel

5.

Which does NOT create a lack of water in the Middle East?

a)

water pollution

b)

population growth

c)

dry seasons

d)

Large amounts of rain

6.

___________ connects the Med. Sea to the Red Sea

a)

Suez Canal

b)

Strait of Hormuz

c)

Persian Gulf

d)

Arabian Sea

7.

Which country in the Middle East has the most fresh water?

a)

Turkey

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

Syria

d)

Iraq

8.

Which Middle Eastern country has the least amount of freshwater?

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Iran

c)

Iraq

d)

Syria

9.

Scarcity means ___________.

a)

not enough

b)

too much

c)

someone is scared like terrorism

d)

large amounts

10.

Water is also used to create ___________

a)

electricity

b)

land

c)

mountains

d)

airports

11.

The Six Day War was fought over which river?

a)

Jordan

b)

Tigris

c)

Euphrates

d)

Nile

12.

In Iraq, conflict occured over which TWO rivers?

a)

Tigris

b)

Euphrates

c)

Jordan

d)

Suez

13.

Connects the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea

a)

Strait of Hormuz

b)

Suez Canal

c)

Jordan River

14.

True or False: Irrigation Systems keep water from being wasted

a)

true

b)

false

15.

True or False: Hydroelectric Power is the same as electricity.

a)

true

b)

false