Economic Standards
Enviorment issues
SS7G6 The student will discuss environmental issues across Southwest Asia (Middle East).
a. Explain how water pollution and the unequal distribution of water impacts irrigation and drinking water. The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers are very polluted from things such as industrial dumping and civilian littering. The Tigris and Euphrates river also has many dams along it, resulting in uneven water distribution. This also results in countries like Iraq poor water irrigation for crops. Water is scarce people are only allowed to get jugs of water 2 days a week. |