2.3 - What about Turkey? Flashcards
1
Q
What is the project called that is part of Turkey’s plan?
A
SE Anatolia Project (GAP in turkish)
2
Q
What does the project in Turkey include?
A
21 dams, 19 HEP and tunnels
3
Q
What does the project in Turkey supply?
A
One of these:
- Supplies power
- Supplies irrigation
- Supplies cash crops
- Supplies business farming
4
Q
What is the problem in Istanbul?
A
Very high population and low rainfall
5
Q
Which two rivers start in Turkey and where do they flow?
A
Tigris and Euphrates and flow into Syria
6
Q
What is the cost of Turkey’s project?
A
$32bn
7
Q
What is the project called part of Jordan’s plan?
A
Red-Dead Sea Conveyance Project
8
Q
Which aquifer is badly overdrawn and polluted?
hint: It’s in Israel
A
Gaza Aquifer
9
Q
Which sea is being used up by Jordan and is shrinking?
A
Dead Sea
10
Q
What problem has climate change caused for Jordan?
A
30% drop in precipitation
