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SWA Natural Resources: Oil & Water Week #2

This week's focus is on the ongoing disputes over land in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, the impact of dams on river water flow in Iraq and Syria, major environmental problems in SWA, the definition of irrigation, and the effects of oil discovery on SWA countries' growth and development.

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SWA Natural Resources: Oil & Water Week #2

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  1. SWA Natural Resources; Oil & Water Week #2 - E.Q.’s & Warm-ups August 26-30, 2019

  2. E.Q. Monday: How have ongoing dispute over land led to years of conflict in the Gaza Strip and West Bank? Warm-up: Why is the Persian Gulf so important to the world’s economy? Monday August 26, 2019

  3. Monday’s E.Q. Answer: Religious and ethnic group conflict between Jews and Arabs have contributed to years of unrest often leading to all out wars. Warm-up Answer: Approximately 50% of the world’s known oil reserves come from the Persian Gulf. ANSWERS

  4. E.Q. Tuesday: How have dams affected river water flow in Iraq and Syria? Warm-up: Why is fresh water a scarce natural resource in SWA? Tuesday August 27, 2019

  5. Tuesday’s E.Q. Answer: Turkey has built several dams along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers to provide irrigation for farmers and hydroelectric power (electricity). The result has been a reduction in water flowing to Iraq and Syria. Warm-up: Water is a natural resource that is unevenly distributed in SWA. Only a few countries (Turkey, Syria, Iraq) have enough water to meet their needs. answers

  6. E.Q. Wednesday: What are the major environmental problems in SWA? Warm-up: List the top oil producers in SWA> Wednesday august 28, 2019

  7. Wednesday’s E.Q. Answer: Water and soil pollution are the two major environmental issues in SWA resulting from the use/over use of chemical fertilizers. Warm-up: Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates and Qatar answers

  8. E.Q. Thursday: What is the definition for irrigation? Warm-up: Define drip irrigation. Thursday august 29, 2019

  9. Thursday’s E.Q. Answer: Bringing water to dry land. Warm-up: A method of controlled irrigation in which water is slowly delivered to the root system of plants. In this method water is dripped onto the soil surface above the roots. answers

  10. Friday’s E.Q.: How has the discovery of oil in certain SWA countries affected their growth and development? Warm-up: Who are desert Bedouins? How do they live? Friday august 30, 2019

  11. Friday’s E.Q. Answer: The discovery of oil in certain SWA countries has led to their becoming tremendously wealthy and develop modern economies over the last 100 years. Warm-up: They are desert nomads. Bedouins roam the desert moving from place to place in search of water and grazing for their animals. answers

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