Climate Change in the Middle East - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.

1. B-What accounts for most of the Middle East's greenhouse gas emissions?
   B-oil and gas production
2. I-What Middle Eastern country has one of the highest rates of water consumption in the world?
   I-UAE
3. B-Besides greenhouse gas emission, another practice that contributes to climate change is what?
   B-deforestation
4. G-Israeli control of the dwindling water supply in this Palestinian territory is leading to kidney problems and other health concerns.
   G-Gaza
5. B-The Middle East has 6% of the world's population and creates 8.7% of what?
   B-greenhouse gas emissions
6. B-What country in the region produces the lowest COs emissions?
   B-Yemen
7. G-The smallest country in the Middle East could be halfway under water by 2100.
   G-Bahrain
8. G-Rising temperatures and acidity have made this body of water home to the largest dead ocean zone in the world.
   G-Gulf of Oman
9. O-This country is desalinating water from the Arabian Sea to meet its water needs.
   O-Oman
10. B-What country relies primarily on coal to generate electricity?
    B-Turkey
11. N-This country, which has the world’s largest oil reserves, argues that it deserves compensation if it can’t sell its oil due to international climate treaties.
    N-Saudi Arabia
12. O-A project in this region of Iraq is planting 1 million oak trees to combat climate change.
    O-Kurdistan
13. O-Qatar is trying to reduce its carbon emissions by building what?
    O-carbon storage plant
14. N-In what country have climate challenges forced people from rural areas to move into the cities of Damascus and Aleppo?
    N-Syria
15. I-Israel has been in conflict with its neighbors over control of water in what river?
    I-Jordan River
16. B-Saudi Arabia and what other country ranks high for CO2 emissions?
    B-Iran
17. G-Warmer waters are making the problem of invasive species in this waterway even worse.
    G-Suez Canal
18. O-In 2015, Morocco banned what?
    O-plastic bags
19. I-What is Egypt's main water source?
    I-Nile
20. O-renewable energy
21. I- Decades of drought plus rising temperatures are causing what body of water in Israel/Palestine to gradually disappear?
    I-Dead Sea
22. O-What country has the largest solar power plant in the world?
    O-Morocco
23. N-This North African country imports 3/4 of its food, and will struggle to pay higher prices as climate change affects agriculture worldwide.
    N-Libya
24. N-Climate change is impacting tourism, especially at places like ski resorts, in what country?
    N-Lebanon
25. I-Use of water from what rivers have caused conflict between Turkey, Syria, and Iraq?
    I-Tigris and Euphrates
26. G-The Mediterranean Sea is predicted to become saltier, which will especially affect this island nation.
    G-Cyprus
27. G-One impact of climate change in this country has been dust and sand storms.
    G-Iraq
28. I-Besides human consumption, what is the other critical use for water in the Middle East?
    I-irrigation
29. N-In what country is climate change affecting shepherds, who may be forced to give up their nomadic lifestyle?
    N-Algeria
30. O-11 MENA countries took part in an international conference where commitments were made to reduce greenhouse gasses. What is this agreement called?
    O-Paris Agreement
31. I-Besides drought and lack of usable water, countries like Israel, Lebanon, Yeman, and the UAE also face threats of what?
    I-flooding
32. B-What country has the highest rate of greenhouse gas emissions per capita?
    B-Qatar
33. N-The economic stress of climate change is even greater here in this country that has absorbed so many Syrian refugees.
    N-Jordan
34. G-These ancient symbols of Lebanon are threatened by wildfires caused by climate change.
    G-cedar trees