Social Studies Unit 2

The Sahara Desert is covered with sand dunes, ________ _______ and stretches of gravel.

• mountains

• valleys

• rocky hills

• 
  

  rivers

Africa has _____main regions.

• Two

• One

• Four

• Six

Which term matches the following definition?

A tax on imported goods

• Money

• Quota

• Embargo

• Tariff

Which term matches the following definition?

A limit on imported goods

• Tariff

• Embargo

• Quota

• Money

Which African region has been negatively affected by commercial logging, excessive fuel wood consumption, and slash and burn farming techniques?

• the rainforest

• the savanna

• the Sahel

• the Sahara

Autocracy

• The government is elected by the people. Everyone who is eligible to vote, which is a majority of the population, has a chance to have their say over who runs the country.

• A system of government by one person with absolute power.

• Rule by a single leader who has not been elected and may use force to keep control.

• Government owns all businesses and farms and provides its people healthcare, education, and welfare. Political and Economic theory derived from the ideas of Karl Marx.

This form of government means "rule by the people".

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

Which branch of government is responsible for making and carrying out the laws in a parliamentary system of government?

• Courts

• President

• Monarch

• Legislature