1. J. Parke 200 pt 300 pt 400 pt 500 pt 100 pt 200 pt 300 pt 400 pt 500 pt 100 pt 200pt 300 pt 400 pt 500 pt 100 pt 200 pt 300 pt 400 pt 500 pt 100 pt 200 pt 300 pt 400 pt 500 pt 100 pt Government Migration Factors Africa’s Regions Vocabulary Nile River Valley

2. In this type of government, people get to vote, their rights are guaranteed, and ordinary people hold the power.

3. democracy What is a democracy ?

4. In this type of government, one ruler or a small group takes control by force. Citizens have no personal rights or freedoms.

5. dictatorship What is a dictatorship ?

6. In theocracy, this is how a religious authority figure becomes the leader.

7. Who is a person chosen by high officials or declaring that they were chosen by God or a divine power to lead?

8. In a monarchy, this is how the king or queen gains his/her power.

9. inheriting What is inheriting ?

10. In a democracy, this is how the leader gains his/her power.

11. What is voting and elections?

12. Identify the factor responsible for pulling people to the Sahara Desert to mine salt, a natural resource, despite the desert’s harsh climate.

13. economic factor What is economic factor ?

14. One environmental factor that pulls people to this region of Africa located along the equator, is the abundance of trees, an important natural resource.

15. rainforest What is the rainforest ?

16. Despite the seismic activity (earthquakes, volcanoes) there, people are pulled to the Great Rift Valley because of this environmental factor.

17. fertile soil What is fertile soil ?

18. These are two reasons people decide to live along the Nile River in Egypt.

19. silt, transportation, water for drinking, water for irrigation What are silt, transportation, water for drinking, water for irrigation ?

20. These are two reasons people move to the city.

21. What are…? jobs, education, climate, encouragement from family or friends, women’s rights, etc. Possible answers include jobs, education, climate, encouragement from family or friends, women’s rights, etc.

22. This term means very dry. It describes Africa’s desert region, which receives very little precipitation.

23. arid What is arid ?

24. Because of this process, the Sahel region is becoming a desert.

25. desertification What is desertification ?

26. What is the name of the project being led by several countries in Africa to prevent the spreading of the Sahara Desert?

27. What is The Great Green Wall?

28. It’s the type of region represented by this climograph.

29. desert region What is a desert region ?

30. This region shares a common climate (intense heat and daily rainfall) and has an abundance of trees.

31. rainforest region What is a rainforest region ?

32. These are the names of 0 degrees latitude and 0 degrees longitude.

33. What are Equator and Prime Meridian ?

34. This is the term used when livestock eats more grass faster than it can be regrown

35. What is overgrazing ?

36. This occurs because of deforestation, overgrazing, and poor farming techniques causing soil loss.

37. desertification What is a desertification ?

38. This process occurs when land is cleared for farming and forests are lost.

39. deforestation What is a deforestation ?

40. This word, meaning apartness, describes the class structure in South Africa until 1991. During this time the black citizens were terribly mistreated and did not have rights equal to the white minority.

41. apartheid What is apartheid ?

42. In Ancient Egyptian life, there was a social structure. Not all people were treated equal. What did this structure look like?

43. Pharoahs at the top, priests, scribes, farmers, doctors in the middle and slaves at the bottom What are Pharoahs at the top, priests, scribes, farmers, doctors in the middle and slaves at the bottom ?

44. Ancient Egyptians were most like a theocracy. These were the leaders of an Egyptian government.

45. a pharoah What is a pharoah ?

46. What is one way Ancient Mesopotamians and Ancient Egyptians had similar religious beliefs?

47. polytheistic (believed in many gods) What is a polytheistic (believed in many gods) ?

48. How do we know that the Egyptians believed in an afterlife?

49. mummification What is a mummification ?

50. These are two inventions the Egyptians made that we still use today.

51. What is a writing system, papyrus, pyramids, make-up, medicine, etc… ?