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There is very little water in Southwest Asia. There are only four major rivers and the almost all of the land is arid or semi-arid. Given the high birthrates in Southwest Asia, these water sources are increasingly forced to be divided between more and more people.
In Mesopotamia, there are disputes over building dams on the Euphrates and Tigris River. Turkey wants to use the power of the rivers to create hydroelectric power, but the dams would limit the water-flow to countries further downstream like Syria and Iraq. Additionally, dams tend to prevent the flow of silt, dirt with key nutrients for plants, leading to a lower level of fertility in downstream water.
In Israel and Palestine, there are numerous contested water issues, such as Israel taking large amounts of water from the Sea of Galilee (a freshwater lake) and sending them to its southern desert cities. There are also claims that Israel is Plumbing aquifers in the Judean Highlands (which is a subsection of the West Bank), which should, according to Palestinians, be Palestinian Water.
On the Arabian Peninsula and Persian Gulf, the lack of water is so great that desalination plants are required to supplement the minimal groundwater and the expense in creating these plants and running them makes these countries fiercely territorial over their waters.
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How might human geographers describe the political situation in North Africa and Southwest Asia?
Unstable, conflicted, and turbulent.
How does the physical environment affect farmers in Southwest Asia?
the weather in southwest Asia is very harsh with very hot summers and very cold winters so it is very hard for farmers to farm in these conditions and the crops might die with the sudden climate changes.
American leaders in the 1780s feared backcountry settlers in the Southwest might seek affiliation with which one...France. Britain. the Indians. Spain. or Holland?
Spain
What might managing large projects prepare people in mesopotamia for running a government?
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How might japan's population density and geography affect manners and behavior?
that's a lame qustion but it affects it cause there is no space cause mountains cover 80% of the islands
Why might artists like to create controversy?
Kk
What are three things people might do during a controversy?
They might get angry/frustrated, get nervous and panic, or stay calm and work through it.
What are three things people might do during controversy?
They might get angry/frustrated, get nervous and panic, or stay calm and work through it.
Is Kentucky located in southwest Asia?
No it is in the US. I would be interested to know how the impression arose that Kentucky might possibly be in southwest Asia.
What was controversy of the use of the atomic bomb at the end of ww2?
Japan was losing and might have surrendered if we hadnt used the A bombs
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What might cause you bonkers?
what might cause me bonkers is a crazy dog barking and the dog will never stop
What might cause a culture today to to decline or disappear?
what might cause a culture today to decline or disappear
How might human geographers describe the political situation in North Africa and Southwest Asia?
Unstable, conflicted, and turbulent.
How might elevation make it difficult to enter and exit china from the west and southwest?
The Himalayas are there. They are very high mountains.
How might elevation make it difficult to enter and exit China from the west to the southwest?
The Himalayas are there. They are very high mountains.
What might cause large amounts of erosion to occur quickly?
A flood might cause a large amount of erosion.
