Ancient Egypt & Kush Geography
What river helped Ancient Egypt and Kush grow food and travel?
the Nile River
What is it called when one country takes over another?
colonization
What disease is a major health problem in parts of Africa?
HIV/AIDS
Which Chinese belief teaches respecting parents and elders?
Confucianism
What large mountain range separates China from India
the Himalayas
What huge desert protected Egypt from enemies?
the Sahara Desert
Which meeting divided Africa without asking African people?
the Berlin Conference
What environmental problem happens when land becomes dry and turns into desert?
desertification
Which philosophy teaches living in harmony with nature?
Daoism/Taoism
What problem do many East Asian cities have because of factories and cars
air pollution
What natural feature made the land by the Nile good for farming?
silt from flooding
What system in South Africa separated people by race?
apartheid
What is one challenge many African governments face
corruption or unstable leadership
What religion in East Asia teaches ending suffering by following the Eightfold Path?
Buddhism
What natural event happens often in the Ring of Fire
What are earthquakes and volcanoes
What area south of Egypt was home to Kush?
The Nubia
Who fought against apartheid and later became president of South Africa
Nelson Mandela
What is a common problem when countries depend on only one main export?
weak economy
What type of government does China have?
a one-party communist government
Why do many people in East Asia live near rivers and coasts?
good farmland and easy travel
What resource helped Kush become known for making iron tools?
The iron ore
What happened to many African nations in the mid-1900s when they stopped being ruled by Europe?
gaining independence
What issue affects many African countries because of poverty?
lack of clean water
What type of government does Japan have, with an emperor and prime minister
a constitutional monarchy
What challenge does Japan face because many people are older and fewer babies are being born?
n aging population