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Vocabulary
100
The country colored in bright yellow on the map is what country in the Middle East?
Saudi Arabia
100
As we've learned, Turkey has a "________________" due to the fact that the Tigris and Euphrates rivers begin here.
water advantage
100
People who move from place to place without a fixed home are known as:
Nomads
200
What is the name of the Body of Water outlined in yellow on the map below?
Arabian Sea
200
This country is money-rich, and relies almost entirely on desalination to meet the water needs of it's people.
Saudi Arabia
200
To make something complete or full again:
Replenish
300
Which point on the Map below properly identifies the location of the Suez Canal?
A
300
How has the use of chemical fertilizers affected water supplies in many countries in Southwest Asia (Middle East)?
Water supplies have been contaminated
300
A situation in which unlimited wants exceed the limited resources available to fulfill those wants is known as:
Scarcity
400
Which point on the map properly identifies the political land region known as West Bank?
C
400
The Euphrates river flow has been reduced _____ percent once it reaches Iraq, due to the number of dams and hydroelectric plants erected in other countries.
80
400
The process of supplying water to areas of land to make them suitable for growing crops is known as:
irrigation
500
identify in proper order from A-D
Syria, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan
500
______ percent of Israelś drinking water now comes from desalination of the Mediterranean Sea.
85
500
Extremely dry or parched land that has received very little rainfall is known as what?
Arid