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The country north of Iraq.
What is Turkey?
What is the process of desalination?
Takes salt from salt water to make fresh water
Why do people live near rivers?
For the fresh water
What rivers are like twin rivers flowing through Turkey and Iraq?
Tigris and Euphrates
The country east of Iran.
What is Afghanistan?
Dams built along rivers have caused problems for people living further downstream because
less water comes down river to those people once the dam is built
Israel uses which river as a major source of water for irrigation?
Jordan
Why is desalination difficult to achieve?
It's expensive
Both the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flow into which body of water?
the Persian Gulf
What are three major water problems in Southwest Asia?
Water shortages, unequal distribution, pollution
Why do people live near the Persian Gulf?
For the jobs in the oil and shipping industry
Which are connected by the Strait of Hormuz?
Persian Gulf & Arabian Sea
Which body of water is located directly west of Saudi Arabia?
the Red Sea
Where do most people in Southwest Asia live?
along the coasts, oases, and river valleys
People living in the deserts in Southwest Asia have usually made their living by
Nomadic herding
This small territory has been a source of dispute between Israel and its neighbors for many years
Gaza Strip
What countries are in conflict over use of the Jordan River?
What is Israel and Jordan ?
What natural resource is there not enough of in the Middle East?
Water
Which country in the Middle East produces the most oil?
Saudi Arabia
Much of the world’s oil supply is shipped through this narrow waterway:
Strait of Hormuz