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