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Background - Many countries in Southwest Asia are experiencing the increasing problem of ____________
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water pollution
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Background - ______________ availability of safe drinking water here is the worst of any region in the world.
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Per-capita
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Background - Many countries in Southwest Asia are experiencing the increasing problem of ____________
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Background - ______________ availability of safe drinking water here is the worst of any region in the world.
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Background - Contaminated water sources have greatly _________ the amount of clean water available for drinking.
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Background - Southwest Asia's biggest pollution problems come from human sewage, agricultural runoff, and ____________ waste.
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Background - Rapid growth of industry in cities and towns has caused garbage and sewage to build up in _______ and streams.
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Background - Towns without proper sewer systems dump _____________ human waste directly into rivers.
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Background - Pesticides used in farming are washed into rivers or seep into ________________
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Background - Water availability is also a major ____________ in Southwest Asia.
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Background - Less than______ of the world's fresh water is available to the area's inhabitants (5% of the world's population).
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Background - Water is a ______________ resource and there is simply not enough available to meet the population's needs.
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Background - Middle Eastern countries are constantly in ___________ over these water problems.
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Turkey - Turkey has a "water ____________" over other Middle Eastern countries because the Tigris and Euphrates rivers form here.
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Turkey -Turkey has developed the ________________________________, which consists of 22 dams and 19 hydroelectric plants along the Euphrates River.
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Turkey -This project has greatly_______________ the standard of living for Turkey's citizens.
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Turkey -Unfortunately, the country has had to deal with the increasing ______________ of water pollution.
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Turkey -Chemical ______________ from agriculture and industrial wastes from industries pollute the rivers.
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Turkey -Pollution also comes from oil spills in the _________________
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Syria - The dams that Turkey built along the Euphrates have greatly reduced the amount of water reaching Syria ( _______ less).
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Syria -Syria ________________ suffers from food shortages, and irrigating new land is extremely difficult with the diminished water supply from the Euphrates.
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Syria - In order to keep ______________ water in the country, Syria has also built dams along the river
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Syria - This has reduced the river's flow into ______________ , thus causing more conflict.
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Iraq- The dams that Turkey & Syria built along the Euphrates have also greatly reduced the amount of water reaching Iraq ( __________ less).
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Iraq-This has negatively impacted the country's__________ supply.
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Iraq-Wheat and rice production has ____________________ dramatically, and many farmers are now without jobs.
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Iraq- _________ also faces water pollution problems as a result of industry and petroleum drilling equipment.
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Iraq- Also, ________ decades of warfare have caused damage to Iraq's water treatment plants.
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Israel - Since its creation in__________ , Israel has developed new technology and advanced farming techniques that have turned the once-barren desert land into farmland.
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Israel - Because rainfall is __________ , Israel has to rely on drawing water from its aquifers (underground layer of rock and sand that contains water).
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Israel - Unfortunately, the ________________ are in jeopardy because more water is taken out than is replenished by rain.
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Israel - Israel has been involved in many conflicts over water rights to the ____________ River with Syria, Jordan, and Palestine.
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Jordan - Jordan is one of the ___________ most water scarce countries in the world.
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Jordan - Jordan cannot meet the___________ needs of its people and has to ration the water supply.
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Jordan - Citizens can only get water __________ days a week.
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Jordan - The country's major surface water sources are shared with Israel and Syria, who leave only a __________ amount for Jordan.
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Jordan - Israel has built _____________ that redirect the river's water away from Jordan and into its own lands.
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Jordan - Jordan & Israel have been involved in military battles over __________ rights.
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Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia has a ______________ climate and has struggled to meet the water needs of its growing population.
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Saudi Arabia - Water is___________ in the country, and what little water that is available is of poor quality because of salt water intrusion.
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Saudi Arabia - The country has built a number of ____________________ plants that provide most of the country's drinking water.
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Saudi Arabia - Desalination is the process of taking __________ out of seawater and using it for drinking water.
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Pictures - Lake Assad - Syria's largest reservoir was created in _____________
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Pictures - The Glory Canal (built by Suddam Hussein in _________ ) was a disastrous project that diverted natural water flow from the country's marshes and converted wetlands into desert.
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See image
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A pipeline that transfers water from the Sea of Galilee to the highly populated center and arid south.
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See image
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Desalinates brackish water from the Dead Sea
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Pictures - World's ______________ Desalination Plant - Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia
