What are three major water problems in Southwest Asia?

Water shortages, unequal distribution, pollution

Too much ground water, aquifers, pollution

Water surplus, flooding, pollution

Why have the major rivers in Southwest Asia been political issues?

everyone needs to be able to use the water and there is only a limited amount

deserts prevent the rivers from being large enough to be useful

they can be used only for trade and travel, but not for drinking water

farmers have not been able to find ways to use the water for irrigation

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

less water comes down the river to those people once the dam is built

a river can only be dammed in one place along its path

no fish can live in the rivers after they have been dammed

How has the use of chemical fertilizers affected water supplies in Southwest Asia?

Water supplies have been contaminated by the chemical run off from the fields

Use of fertilizers means crops need to be watered 10 times as much

Enormous amounts of water must be used to produce chemical fertilizers

Chemical fertilizers have no effect on local water supplies in SW Asia

Why don't more countries use drip irrigation and desalination?

Most countries don't have access to seawater

The technologies are too new and require more research

What is a benefit of building dams?

They can be used to produce hydroelectric power

They reduce the amount of water for countries downstream

They increase the amount of water for countries downstream

Why is wastewater sometimes used for agricultural purposes in Southwest Asia?

There is scarcity of water, therefor wastewater is utilized as an alternative choice.

Farmers lack education & training that would inform them that wastewater is contaminated.

Farmers choose to use wastewater because it is less expensive.

The government allows wastewater to be used as an alternative for human consumption.

What is the result of the building of dams along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

Dams limit the water available further downstream.

Countries must pay too much for their water.

Countries are not able to use the rivers for transportation.

Countries are not allowed to build dams along shared rivers.

What is the effect of dam-building on some neighboring countries in the Middle East?

It has led to an unequal access to fresh water.

It has led to an increase in oil exports.

It decreased shipping routes from the Persian Gulf.

It decreased the amount of travel on waterways.

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