Hey! What's that floating in the river?
Turkey, Syria, and Iraq have disputes over the use of freshwater from which two rivers?
Tigris and Euphrates
Israel, Jordan and Syria are in conflict over what river?
Jordan River
Besides waste water, name one other reason for water pollution in the Middle East
Agriculture runoff and industrial waste
Which Southwest Asian nation has the most secure and reliable access to fresh water?
Turkey
While it improved the standard of living in Turkey, The Southeastern Anatolia Project built many dams that negatively impacted Syria and Iraq's......
availability of fresh water
Name one of the two reasons the Ataturk Dam was built on the Euphrates River
Irrigation and Hydroelectricity
Early Southwest Asian farmers met the agricultural demands of their people by farming near ______
large rivers
Why is water pollution of great concern in Southwest Asia?
clean drinking water is scarce in the region
What gives Turkey an advantage in providing water for its people's needs compared to other countries in the region?
The Tigris and Euphrates begin/originate in Turkey
What has the GREATEST effect on population distribution in the Middle East?
Location of rivers
A central issue in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been over control of which important source of water in that dry region?
Jordan River
Why does the construction of dams on the Euphrates River in Turkey cause conflict in Southwest Asia?
dams limit the supply of water in other countries.
oil; water
Southwest Asia has less than _____ percent of the world's freshwater resources
1 percent
The rich soil along _____ allows growth of farming, cities and commerce
Rivers