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What country that we are studying is furthest to the North?
What is Turkey
100
Which two major rivers flow through Iraq and empty into the Persian Gulf?
What are Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
100

This term refers to a severe lack of fresh water in a region to meet standard demands.

Water Scarcity

100

Dictatorships and Monarchies are part of what type of government system

Autocracy

100

We originate in Turkey before we flow through Iraq

Tigris and Euphrates river

200
What country is south of Iraq?
What is Saudi Arabia
200
What river borders Israel?
What is the Jordan River
200

Building these massive structures across rivers generates hydroelectric power, but reduces the amount of water flowing to neighbor countries.

Dams

200

In a Parliamentary system, who chooses the head of government? What about Presidential

The Legilature/Parliament... The citizens

200

What feature sits between the Suez Canal and Arabian Sea

Red Sea

300
What country is east of Iran?
What is Afghanistan
300
What little "piece of land" is inside of Israel's borders?
What is the Gaza Strip
300

Providing water for crops

Irrigation

300

How is the head of government chosen in Saudi Arabia

Through family bloodline/inheritance

300

Most of the larger cities in the Middle East are located near this.

Water/rivers

400
What country is west of Iran?
What is Iraq?
400
This Gulf is extremely rich in oil
What is the Persian Gulf
400

______________ is the process of removing salt and other minerals from water. It is very expensive!

Desalination

400

What is the name for Turkey's legislature?

Grand National Assembly

400

What is the name for Israel's legislature

The Knesset

500
Which is the smallest country we are studying?
What is Israel
500
What feature is between the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea?
What is the Strait of Hormuz
500

This country has been in conflict with Jordan and Syria over water rights to the Jordan River.

Israel

500

What Middle East country recently changed their government from a Parliamentary democracy to a Presidential one?

Turkey

500

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