Map Political Features
This term refers to a severe lack of fresh water in a region to meet standard demands.
Water Scarcity
Dictatorships and Monarchies are part of what type of government system
Autocracy
We originate in Turkey before we flow through Iraq
Tigris and Euphrates river
Building these massive structures across rivers generates hydroelectric power, but reduces the amount of water flowing to neighbor countries.
Dams
In a Parliamentary system, who chooses the head of government? What about Presidential
The Legilature/Parliament... The citizens
What feature sits between the Suez Canal and Arabian Sea
Red Sea
Providing water for crops
Irrigation
How is the head of government chosen in Saudi Arabia
Through family bloodline/inheritance
Most of the larger cities in the Middle East are located near this.
Water/rivers
______________ is the process of removing salt and other minerals from water. It is very expensive!
Desalination
What is the name for Turkey's legislature?
Grand National Assembly
What is the name for Israel's legislature
The Knesset
This country has been in conflict with Jordan and Syria over water rights to the Jordan River.
Israel
What Middle East country recently changed their government from a Parliamentary democracy to a Presidential one?
Turkey
What are all the physical fetaures you would go through to get from Turkey to the Arabian Sea?
Euphrates river, Tigris river, Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz