Vocabulary
A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.
What is "Drought".
A system where the power of the government is restricted by laws and rules, citizens have rights, leaders must follow the constitution, and is ruled by many (Democracy).
What is "limited government"".
This city is the capital of Russia.
What is "Moscow".
What is a holiday/celebration associated with Christinity?
What is "Christmas, Easter, or Good Friday".
What country owns half of the oil produced in Southwest Asia?
What is "Saudi Arabia".
The process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture.
What is "desertification".
A system where: leaders have complete control, a small group controls everything, no restriction on government powers, and ruled by a few.
What is "unlimited government".
This type of architecture has been popular and unique in Russia.
What are "Onion Domes".
What is a holiday/celebration associated with Judaism?
What is "Yom Kippur, Hanukkah, or Rosh Hashanah".
Which river runs south to north through Egypt and empties out in to the Mediterrenean Sea?
What is "The Nile River".
A vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen.
What is "tundra".
A King or Queen rules the country, power passes down through family, and the ruler makes most important decisions.
What is "monarchy".
This Soviet leader gave Soviet citizen the right to free speech and worked to end the Cold War.
Who is "Mikhail Gorbachev".
What is a holiday/celebration associated with Islam?
What is "The Hajj, or Ramadan".
The instability caused by the scarcity of water has also increased the number of _________ who leave their countries to go look for work in oil rich countries.
What is "refugees".
Extreme scarcity of food.
What is "famine".
Government controls everything (jobs, education, daily life), no private property, and citizens have limited choices. Examples: Cuba, China, USSR.
What is "Communist" government.
The greatest nuclear disaster took place in this city in 1986.
What is "Chernobyl".
Islam, Judaism, and Christianity are all considered to be monotheistic religions. What does monotheistic mean?
What is "the belief in only one god".
This fossil fuel is also called crude oil and is found beneath the earth's surface in certain regions of the world-
What is "Algeria".
The process of removing salt from seawater.
What is "desalination".
Ruled by many, people vote for their leaders and have a voice, this type of limited government is what is used in the United States.
What is "Democracy".
One of the geographical problems Russia faces is its lack of _____________ for shipping and trade.
What is "warm water ports".
The MOST widely practiced religion of Northwest Africa and Southwest Asia is —
What is "Islam".
Desalination plants are helpful in creating potable water, but only possible in countries that are wealthy due to the need of ___________.
What is "technology".