Geography Standards G5, G6, G7

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Across
  1. 1. This country has a "water advantage" over other Middle Eastern countries.
  2. 4. The Tigris River joins with this river to become the Shatt al Arab.
  3. 7. Cities are built along these to take advantage of the scarce water sources in SW Asia.
  4. 8. This country has to ration the water supply to its citizens.
  5. 11. This territory & the territory of the West Bank were created for the Arabs.
  6. 13. The Strait of Hormuz is narrow & connects the _ to the Arabian Sea.
  7. 14. Dams along the Euprates have reduced water to this country as well as to Iraq.
  8. 15. Water from the Jordan river is the source of conflict for _,Syria,Jordan,& Palestine.
Down
  1. 1. This River flows through Turkey to Iraq and ends in the Persian Gulf.
  2. 2. This 120-mile man-made waterway connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea.
  3. 3. Name of the desert nomads.
  4. 5. This country has built many desalination plants to provide drinkable water.
  5. 6. The Middle East is also known as the "_ of the world".
  6. 9. The discovery of this caused many to move away from the desert areas.
  7. 10. The most common landform in the Middle East.
  8. 12. Saudi Arabia has port cities here and along the Persian Gulf.