 Get a piece of paper  Make 8 flash cards  Be ready to take notes over PowerPoint

 Write down EVERYTHING that is on the slides  Make your 8 flashcards for vocabulary words.  PowerPoint is on classroom website  Work in your groups once you are finished  Finished? Then do activity from Sub

 A process by which the desert spreads and soil loses it ability to hold water.  It causes many problems. Land that turns to desert cannot be farmed or lived on.  Think About it:  What are causes of desertification:  Overgrazing livestock  Bad farming  Land clearing  Draining water for home use

 A dictator is a ruler with absolute power and authority  Rule over governments called a dictatorship. Citizens are not allowed to vote or run for office. The dictator makes rules for the entire country and what they say is final

 Is being different  America is called a “Melting Pot” because people from so many diverse backgrounds live together in one place.  What are ways we see diversity in the US?  Celebrations  Foods  Traditions  clothing

 A drought is a long time with little or no rain  A drought is a natural disaster. It happens over a long period of time. Can cause problems for the people and environment.

 An official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country.

 Someone who has an idea for a good or service and takes the risk to produce it.

 Ethnic refers to a group of people who have the same language, culture, or religion.  People in countries throughout the world have many ethnic origins, meaning they come form different places.  Ethnic differences:  Language  Customs  religion

 Famine is an extreme scarcity of food in a region.  Test: Friday over the vocabulary words