Environmental Issues in Southwest Asia Review

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Across
  1. 4. What word means "to fill or build up again"?
  2. 6. What type of water does Saudi Arabia rely on?
  3. 7. What is the name of the river that several Middle Eastern countries are fighting over?
  4. 8. Other than human sewage and agricultural runoff what other waste is the region's biggest pollution issue?
  5. 10. What are the huge mechanisms built on the rivers called, that trap and hold water?
  6. 11. What is one environmental issue effecting Southwest Asia's water caused by human sewage and chemicals for agriculture?
  7. 12. In 1975, what country almost went to war with Iraq over water use?
Down
  1. 1. In some countries in the Middle east and North Africa, what consumes 85 percent of the water?
  2. 2. What word means "water from below Earth's surface that supplies wells and springs"?
  3. 3. This is the expensive process of removing salt from sea water to leave fresh water?
  4. 5. Only 27 percent of people living in this country have access to clean drinking water?
  5. 9. A monarchy is a form of autocracy that is ruled by a king or queen, how is leadership typically transferred?