Physical Geography of the Middle East Answers
Describe the unique features of the Dead Sea. Where is this lake located? How is it changing?
Describe two environmental challenges that the Middle East is facing today. How are these challenges being addressed?
Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: (Students may address any of the environmental challenges discussed in this lesson, including pollution, desertification, and water shortages. Students might identify any of the solutions discussed in this lesson, including reducing pollution, using desalination, constructing water treatment plants, building new dams for water storage, reducing waste and overusage, and financing scientific research.)
Which of the following issues is not a potential hazard to agriculture in the Middle East?
Imagine you’re a farmer in the Middle East. What are some natural dangers or natural disasters you would expect to face? In a short paragraph, describe two of these disasters and explain what you would do to prepare for them.
Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: (Students’ responses will vary. Students may address dust storms and shamals and their potentially destructive effects. Students may also discuss the potential for locust swarms and their destruction of crops. Droughts may not provide enough water for agriculture, and farmers must find a reliable source of water for their crops.)
Analyze the photo below and answer the question that follows. Photo by Steve and Jemma Copley During a __________, winds from the northwest sweep toward the Persian Gulf, often causing major sandstorms.
The __________ and the Euphrates provide fertile soil and water for irrigation in Iraq.
What is desalination? In a short paragraph, describe the benefits of desalination as a resolution to water crises in the Middle East. What are the drawbacks of this system?
Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: Desalination is the process of removing salt and other minerals from water supplies. Most commonly, desalination is used to remove salt from seawater. Desalination may help Middle Eastern countries find a reliable source of seawater while avoiding the overuse of aquifers and other water resources. Desalination remains an expensive process that is unaffordable for some countries. Likewise, desalination is still a developing process; not all desalination is reliable.
At 1,312 feet below sea level, the __________ is the lowest point on the Earth's surface.
The process of __________ allows Middle Eastern countries to extract salt from seawater.
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