SWA Review 2

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The removal of salt from seawater to make it usable for drinking and farming.

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Desalination

Front

A barrier constructed to hold back water and raise its level, the resulting reservoir being used in the generation of electricity or as a water supply.

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Dams

Front

What natural resource is there not enough of in the Middle East? Options: Oil, Iron, Sand, Water

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Water

Front

What natural resource is there a lot of in the Middle East?

Back

Oil

Front

Which of these climates would you MOST likely find in the Middle East? Semiarid, Rainforest, Arid, Temperate

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Arid

Front

Which water issue does the Middle East struggle with the MOST?

Back

Water scarcity and unequal distribution

Front

Why do people live near rivers?

Back

For the fresh water.

Front

Ethnic group is

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a group of people that share a common culture

Front

This is a group of people who share a belief system.

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Religious Group

Front

The three major ethnic groups of the Middle East are: Persians, Americans, Brazilians; Chileans, Australians, Americans; Iranians, Kurds, Brazilians; Arabs, Persians, & Kurds

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Arabs, Persians, & Kurds