Middle East Environmental Issues Review

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Where in the Middle East is water scarce?

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All of the Middle East

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Oman lives in Iran and has developed extreme diarrhea. What may have caused this?

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E. Coli bacteria in the water

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How can a country in the Middle East, living on the Tigris River, ensure that it has enough water for its people?

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Build dams

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What are the 3 major rivers in the Middle East?

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Tigress, Euphrates, Jordan

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There is a country in the Middle East that has no access to fresh water. What country is it and why doesn't it have access? Options: Saudi Arabia, because it has no rivers; Iran, because it has no rivers; Israel, because of water; Iraq, because of so many oil fields

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Saudi Arabia, because it has no rivers

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The watering of crops is called

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Irrigation

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When there isn't enough water, we call it

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Scarcity

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To reserve water and make hydroelectricity, many countries build these: dams, oil rigs, desalinaters, hot houses

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dams

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Bedouins are southern Asians who have traditionally lived in and around

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Deserts

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Land between the (Tigris and Euphrates) rivers is called

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Mesopotamia