Geography
A heat dome formed over British Colombia in 2021 brought temperatures of nearly _______.
50 degrees Celsius
What did Egyptians grow for writing?
papyrus
What kind of weather causes droughts?
hot, dry, no rain
What did Egyptians keep to sweeten food?
honey bees
Why do farmers need to check the weather forecast?
They need to know if the weather will be good enough to harvest the crops
What do hurricanes cause?
powerful winds and heavy rain
What did Egyptians sleep on?
hard wooden beds
Name a sign of good weather.
fluffy cumulus clouds
In the village of Dier el-Medina, many of the craftsmen were quite ________, with servants to do the chores.
well off
How many houses were there in the village Dier el-Medina?
68
Where is the world's highest weather station?
Mt. Everest at 8000 m
Where did the ordinary people in Egypt build their houses and why?
away from the river above the flood levels
In 2023, which country suffered one of the worst wildfires ever recorded in Europe?
Greece
What did they have in the wall for an icon or model of the family's family god?
niches
Name 3 things that help us forecast weather.
aircraft, balloons, satellites, ships, land stations
How often does it rain on average in England?
one day in three days
How many percent of villagers from Dier el-Medina read and write?
40
57 degrees Celsius, Death Valley, 1913
Name 4 professions from The Teaching of Duaf's son Khety.
metal-worker, carpenter, jeweler, barber
What were 4 other jobs in the village of Dier el-Medina?
How do land stations forecast the weather?
Describe 3 things about the rich people's houses.
How do aircraft work to forecast weather?
They carry instruments that give info on the winds along their flight paths
Your answer
What is a system of barter? why did they use it?
exchanging goods for something else you wanted
They didn't have money