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Unusually long period in which little or no rain falls.
What is drought
100
A variety or wide range of differences.
What is diversity
100
Oases can be man-made.
True
100
Ergs, regs, and hammadas are all desert ______________.
landforms
100
Countries might give up some control of their own affairs to work together on goals they all share. This form of cooperation is called ___________________ ______________.
Supranantional cooperation
200
Great seas of sand with tall sand dunes.
What are ergs
200
The way work is split into two categories based on gender, so men and women do different work.
What is gender-based division of labor
200
The most common problem faced by women in developing countries is finding the time to start their business.
False - finding the money to start their business
200
Individuals who start and run their own business are called ______-______________.
micro-entreprenuers
200
Cultural differences are an example of a ____________ force within the EU because cultural differences might divide people and countries.
centrifugal
300
Comes from northern latitudes and blow south, drying out the desert.
What are trade winds
300
Land that is not well suited for farming.
What is marginal land
300
When a member country does not agree with a decision made by the E.U. government, they can refuse to obey the decision.
False - they must carry out the decision anyway
300
Markets where people do business with one another without government cotrol are part of an __________ _______________.
informal economy
300
A ______-_____________ is a small business with few or no employees.
micro-enterprise
400
The forces that divide people and countries.
What are centrifugal forces
400
Dry riverbed
What is a wadi
400
Shifting agriculture is a major cause of desertification.
False - overgrazing, deforestation, and long-term drought are the major causes of desertification
400
The major difference between the Sahara and the Sahel is that the Sahel gets more _________ than the Sahara.
rain
400
Pastoral nomads move from place to place to find fresh ________ and __________ for their herds.
water, pasture
500
A feeling of belonging to a group that shares the same culture or ways of life.
What is cultural identity
500
A group of countries that acts as a single market, without trade barriers between member countries.
What is a common market
500
The E.U. promotes economic cooperation by reducing trade barriers.
True
500
Date palms provide _________, fuel, and __________ for homes.
food, material
500
The EU flag, Europe Day, and European citizenship were created to promote a European _____________ __________.
cultural identity