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    Marshes

    Tuesday, March 12, 2024 4:46 PM

    The Iraqi Marshlands are considered to be the largest wetland ecosystem in the Middle East, and they played an essential role
    in global ecosystems by supporting rare wildlife and rich biodiversity. They provide a shifting temporal and spatial mosaic of
    habitats for flora and fauna.

    The presence of water is significant in any ecosystem, where the ecosystem depends on the quantity and quality of water. The
    low water quantity has a significant impact on the ecosystem and the food chain of living organisms, although water has the
    ability to self-cleansing contaminants, this may causing a loss of biodiversity and a lack of natural food sources (such as fish).

    The area of the Iraqi Marshlands, formerly known as the Garden of Eden, covers around 20,000 𝑘𝑚2 and is located in the
    lower part of the Mesopotamia

    The Iraqi government dried up the marshes during the 1990s, and in 2000 less than 10% of the original marshes area
    remained.

    After 2003, The Iraqi government with the help of international organizations implemented a plan to save the marshes, the
    Iraqi marshes began to recover despite the enormous difficulties they faced. It is believed that 75% of the original marshes can
    be recovered

    The local Arab communities there live in a houses built from reeds called Mudhifs, and their mainly sustain their lives by
    fishing, agriculture.

    Question :

    1- What size does the Marshlands cover?

    A-30,000 km
    B-20,000 km
    C-around 20,000 km
    D-10,000 km

    2-When did the Iraqi government dry the marshes?

    A- in 1990s
    B- in 2000
    C- in 2003
    D- in 2000

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    3-What did the Iraqi government and the international organizations do after 2003?

    A-They studied the difficulties


    B-They planted more trees
    C-They send scientist to discover the place
    D- They put a plan to save and recover the marshes.

    4-Where do the Arab local communities live in the marshes?

    A-In Mudhifs
    B-In palaces
    C-in a cement houses
    D-in a wooden cottages.

    5-Where does the marshland locate?

    A-upper part of Mesopotamia


    B-lower part of Mesopotamia
    C-In north of Iraq.
    D-in the middle of Baghdad.

    6 the pronoun "they" in line 12 refer to

    A- Iraqi marshes
    B-The Iraqi government and the international organization
    C-The difficulties
    D-The Arab communities.

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