MiddleEast SS7G5,6,7 – Flashcards
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the ability of a substance to burn
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combustibility
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The Southwestern countries with the greatest oil reserves of natural gas and oil are
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Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, and Kuwait
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How much of the world's oil supply is found in Southwest Asia?
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50%, or half of the world's oil supply
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List 3 main water problems in the Middle East
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water shortages, pollution, unequal water distribution
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Which river is the source of conflict between Israel, Syria, and Jordan?
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Jordan River
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What kind of changes have taken place since the discovery of oil in the Middle East?
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the Middle East is viewed as vitally important to the world's economy Money has transformed Saudi Arabia from a very poor society to a very rich society It has modernized the Middle East more than 95% of the population lives in cities, not nomadic
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Which river do Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Kuwait share?
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Euphrates River
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What was formed in the 1960s when some Southwestern oil producing countries joined other oil rich countries to have more control over the oil market?
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OPEC
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Where in a country is the population the greatest? (physical feature)
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along the coast
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What does each letter of OPEC stand for?
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O.P.E.C. Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
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How has building dams created problems for countries that share rivers in Southwest Asia?
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Dams limit water to the countries further downstream
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What are some ways that the water sources in the Middle East have been polluted?
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chemical fertilizers that run off from the fields, toxic waste that is dumped in the rivers, damage from wars that cause poor filtering and pipeline systems, open sewers
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Removing salt from sea water is called
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desalination
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methods used to form a system that sends the water from a river to another place to be used for farming
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irrigation
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layers of underground rock where water runoff from rains and streams is trapped.
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aquifer
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Why don't more countries who lack fresh water desalinate more?
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it is very expensive
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What 2 things does OPEC control?
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price of all and production of oil.
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Major rivers have become political issues because
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the problems that unequal water distribution can cause. Everyone needs water and there is not enough.
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Bedouins, or nomads, are Southwest Asians who have traditionally lived in
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major deserts
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Where would you likely find the most dense population of a country?
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near major rivers or the coasts
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Why has Southwest Asia played a major role in trade?
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it is located between 3 major continents: Asia, Europe, and Africa
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If a community doesn't have enough resources to use their farm as a business to supply food to a greater population, then they are only able to farm for the local environment. This is called
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subsistence farming
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What has allowed there to be a better trade route between the Mediterranean Sea and the Arabian Sea. instead of the previous route of having to travel around Africa?
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Suez Canal
