Unit 9 Test Review

political instability

• having a weak government or a constantly changing government
• Higher near rivers and flat land. Lower in the desert.
• Complete government control of the economy(Example: Syria)
• An area or region over which two or more countries claim or want control

Theocracy

• Most Middle east countries have this type of government
• An area or region over which two or more countries claim or want control
• People group who adapt by making or trading for whatever they need.
• A government controlled by religious leaders

Scarcity

• the number of years a person can expect to live
• common and important resources in North Africa
• movement of people from one place to another
• when something is in short supply; a shortage

desert

• the spread of cultural elements from one society to another
• Most Middle east countries have this type of government
• An area or region over which two or more countries claim or want control
• a dry area or region with little to no rain or vegetation

natural resources

• having a weak government or a constantly changing government
• movement of people from one place to another
• People group who adapt by making or trading for whatever they need.
• raw materials that occur in nature and can be used for profit

disputed territory

• movement of people from one place to another
• An area or region over which two or more countries claim or want control
• the percentage of people in a country who can read and write
• the number of years a person can expect to live

belief systems

• a set of rules or ideas that form a religion or moral code
• How much money a country earns each year, per person.
• A government controlled by religious leaders
• a forcible overthrow of a government in favor of a new one.

Migration

• movement of people from one place to another
• Complete government control of the economy(Example: Syria)
• Higher near rivers and flat land. Lower in the desert.
• the spread of cultural elements from one society to another

Revolution

• when something is in short supply; a shortage
• the number of years a person can expect to live
• a forcible overthrow of a government in favor of a new one.
• the percentage of people in a country who can read and write

refugee

• the spread of cultural elements from one society to another
• a dry area or region with little to no rain or vegetation
• a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster
• Higher near rivers and flat land. Lower in the desert.