HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Question
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The dam has caused flooding in other countries
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The dam as caused the river to completely run dry
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The dam has limited the supply of water in other countries
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The dam has caused shipping and trade on the river to stop
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why did the construction of the Atatürk Dam on the Euphrates River in Turkey cause conflict in Southwest Asia? The dam has caused flooding in other countries. The dam has caused the river to completely run dry. The dam has limited the supply of water in other countries.
Detailed explanation-2: -Salinity and arsenic affect 60% of underground supply across the Ganges’ Indo-Gangetic Basin, which supports a large population in Pakistan, India, Nepal and Bangladesh, making its water unsuitable for drinking or irrigation. In recent years, issues of groundwater governance have gained traction in South Asia.
Detailed explanation-3: -Southwest Asia’s biggest pollution problems come from human sewage, agricultural runoff, and industrial waste.
Detailed explanation-4: -The building of dams has created problems for countries sharing the same river because the dams block the natural flow of the river, forcing the water to stay in a certain territory and not giving the countries that follow downstream the water that they should be receiving.
Detailed explanation-5: -Which statement BEST explains how dams built in Turkey impact the relationships with neighboring countries? Turkey’s extensive dams on the two rivers have increased the amount of water that can be used for irrigation in Syria and Iraq causing economic growth.