7th Grade Middle East Unit 1 Question Preview (ID: 42995)
Geography, Location, Environment, And Culture.
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Which statement is true about the status of the water supply in the Middle East?
a) The Middle Eastern countries don’t think fresh water supplies are important because they all rely on desalination.
b) The Middle East has a very limited supply of fresh water
c) The Middle East has an abundant supply of fresh water
d) The Middle East has no fresh water supplies
Polluted water from a factory has flowed into a river. The water pollution will affect the river in all of the following ways EXCEPT
a) decreasing the plants that grow near the rivers.
b) increasing the amount of poisons in the water.
c) decreasing the potability of the water supply.
d) increasing the number of fish that live in the river.
How has the overuse of fertilizers and pesticides affected water supplies in many countries?
a) Enormous amounts of water must be used to produce chemical fertilizers
b) Chemical fertilizers have had very little effect on local water supplies in SW Asia
c) Water supplies have been contaminated by the chemicals through runoff from the fields
d) Use of chemical fertilizers means crops must be watered constantly
Which of these would have the GREATEST impact on the daily lives of people in the country of Jordan?
a) Value of oil exports
b) Fighting between the Kurds and other ethnic groups in Iraq
c) Al-Qaeda attacks in Afghanistan
d) Irrigation conflicts with Israel
Many of the largest cities in Southwest Asia are located on or near
a) Deserts
b) Rivers
c) Coastal Regions
d) Rivers and Coastal Regions
The most common landform in the Middle East is _____________.
a) grasslands
b) mountains
c) rivers
d) deserts
How has the building of dams created problems for countries sharing rivers in SW Asia?
a) Dams limit the water available to countries further downstream
b) Few countries have the technology needed to be able to build dams
c) Dams are too expensive to build to be practical
d) Countries in the Middle East are not allowed to build dams along shared rivers
The West Bank is found in what country?
a) Iran
b) Iraq
c) Israel
d) Turkey
Why is desalination not more widely used in the Middle East (SW Asia)?
a) Most countries don’t know about this technology
b) It is very expensive for countries to use
c) Desalination is not very effective
d) Most countries have enough fresh water
In Syria and Iraq, pollution from Turkish industry has _____________ get safe water from the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
a) Made it easier to
b) Made it harder to
c) Made no difference in their ability to
d) Made it impossible to
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