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Which SW Asia country has scare water resources?

What is Jordan, Syria or Iraq.

100

River shared by Syria, Israel, and Jordan.

What is the Jordan River?

100

A nomadic herder who lives in the desert

What is a bedouin?

100
Where most of the larger cities in Southwest Asia are located.
What is rivers?
100

What are the two major rivers that run parallel to one another and begin in Turkey?

What is the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

200

The process of removing salt and other chemicals from seawater.

What is desalination?

200

What is one cause of water pollution in SW Asia?

What is human sewage, agricultural runoff, industrial waste?

200

People who live in the deserts of SW Asia usually make their living by:

What is trading handmade goods?

200
This describes the climate of Southwest Asia.
What is hot and dry?
200

How do the rivers of SW Asia impact trade?

What is they are essential to trade routes. The region is a trade hub between Africa, Asia and Europe.

300

Why does water allocation cause conflict in SW Asia?

What is some countries feel that other are using more water than they should?

300
This country has a "water advantage" because the Tigris and Euphrates begin there.
What is Turkey?
300

What led many nomadic people to leave the deserts and move to urban areas over the last 50 years?

What is multiple job opportunities?

300
Much of the interior of Southwest Asia is this type of landform.
What is desert?
300

Most people who live by rivers make their living by doing what?

What is working in industrial factories?

400

Syria receives _________ percent less water than Turkey.

What is 40%?

400
Israel created these in order to bring water from the Sea of Galilee into the country.
What is pipelines?
400

How do people get around in the desert?

What is camel caravans or ATVs?  
400

Areas of dry desert land, usually have this type of population density.

What is sparsely populated?

400

Why have dams built along the rivers have caused problems for people living further downstream?

What is it stops water from reaching countries who desperately need water.

500

Describe how citizens are effected by the water shortage in Jordan.

What is citizens can only get water twice a week.

500

Saudi Arabia has the world's largest one. It helps to change sea water into drinking water.

What is a desalination plant?

500

Describe the population density of areas by water compared to areas of dry desert.

What is densely populated and sparsely populated?

500
Many people living along the rivers of SW Asia have built canals, qanats, and water wheels to use the water for this.
What is irrigation?
500

How have the major rivers of Southwest Asia become a part of political conflict?

What is Several countries have built dams along their portion of the river, cutting off water to those living downstream