Vocabulary
What are the two agricultural chemicals that pollute the sea?
Fertilizers and Pesticides
What is the water way connecting the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea?
Suez Canal
What is a prized symbol of Lebanon?
Lebanese cedar
What does UNDP stand for?
United Nations Development Program
What is a factor in desertification and a major cause of soil erosion?
Overgrazing
250 species of migratory birds
What is Israel's most developed industry?
Agriculture
What is one animal that was considered extinct in the wild but was later reintroduced?
Arabian Oryx
What is the process where suitable land for crops turns into desert?
Desertification
What law in Lebanon is ignored?
The hunting law
Lebanon used to be fully covered in forest, in 2012 what percent of Lebanon is now covered in forest?
5%
What is the one thing that environmental projects often lack?
Funding
What is an action or event preceding or preparing for something fuller or more important?
Preliminary
What increases air pollution and strains city services?
Unplanned urbanization
What is the cause for many animals to become endangered?
Deforestation
What did the WWF begin to protect in 2003?
Lebanon's cedar trees
What is the area between the shore line and deeper waters that are seriously depleting fish resources?
Continental Shelf
What is one of the many threats affecting the Mediterranean Sea?
Overfishing, Contamination, Sea temperatures rising, or Invading species
When were the canals that carry Israel's water built?
In the 1960's
When did the Israeli Clean Law go into effect?
2011