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North Africa is a group of Mediterranean countries situated in the northern-most region of the African continent. The term "North Africa" has no single accepted definition. It is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of Morocco in the west, to the Suez Canal and the Red Sea in the east. Others have limited it to the countries of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, a region known by the French during colonial times as "Afrique du Nord" and by the Arabs as the Maghreb ("West"). The most commonly accepted definition includes Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, as well as Libya, Sudan, and Egypt. The term "North Africa", when commonly used in North Africa and the Middle East, often refers only to the countries of the Maghreb and Libya. Egypt, due to its greater Middle Eastern associations, is in the Middle East.

The countries of North Africa share a common ethnic, cultural and linguistic identity that is unique to this region. North west Africa has been inhabited by Berbers since the beginning of recorded history, while the eastern part of North Africa has been home to the Egyptians. Following the Muslim conquest in the seventh century C.E., the region underwent a process of Arabization and Islamization that has defined its cultural landscape ever since.
1. Does North African countries share commonalties?
2. what do they share in common?
3. Who inhabits the North west?
4. When was the Muslim conquest?
5. Is "north Africa" defined?
6. Does it only have one definition?
7. what is the most common definition?
8. what kind of countries are in North Africa?
9. true or false, egypt is a part of north africa
10. is Egypt a part of the middle east?

Numbered answers:
1. yes
2. ethnic, cultural and linguistic identities
3. Berbers
4. in the seventh century C.E.
5. somewhat
6. no
7. Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, as well as Libya, Sudan, and Egypt
8. countries situated in the northern-most region of the African continent
9. true
10. yes

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Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia (; Czech and , "Cesko-Slovensko") was a sovereign state in Central Europe that existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until its peaceful dissolution into the Czech Republic and Slovakia on 1 January 1993.

From 1939 to 1945, following its forced division and partial incorporation into Nazi Germany, the state did not "de facto" exist but its government-in-exile continued to operate.

From 1948 to 1990, Czechoslovakia was part of the Soviet bloc with a command economy. Its economic status was formalized in membership of Comecon from 1949, and its defense status in the Warsaw Pact of May 1955. A period of political liberalization in 1968, known as the Prague Spring, was forcibly ended when the Soviet Union, assisted by several other Warsaw Pact countries, invaded. In 1989, as MarxistLeninist governments and communism were ending all over Europe, Czechoslovaks peacefully deposed their government in the Velvet Revolution; state price controls were removed after a period of preparation. In 1993, Czechoslovakia split into the two sovereign states of the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

The country was of generally irregular terrain. The western area was part of the north-central European uplands. The eastern region was composed of the northern reaches of the Carpathian Mountains and lands of the Danube River basin.
1. Was Czechoslovakia ever apart of the Soviet bloc?
2. when were they a part of it?
3. What happened in 1993?
4. What were the two states?
5. When did it gain independence?
6. Who it did gain independence from?
7. Do they have an alternate name?
8. Were they a sovereign state?
9. Where in Europe is it located?
10. When was it originated?
11. True or false, their government was once in exile
12. What kind of economy did they have from 48-90
13. What was the Prague Spring?
14. When did this occur?
15. What type of terrain do they have?
16. Did they have mountains?
17. What body of water is present?
18. What river speicifcally?

Numbered answers:
1. yes
2. 1948 to 1990
3. Czechoslovakia split into the two sovereign states
4. Czech Republic and Slovakia.
5. 1 January 1993.
6. Austro-Hungarian Empire
7. Czech and , "Cesko-Slovensko
8. yes
9. Central Europe
10. October 1918
11. True
12. a command economy.
13. A period of political liberalization
14. 1968
15. irregular
16. yes
17. River basin
18. Danube

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"Get out of the plane!" Justin shouted. Teddy and he dropped to the ground,....

When Kathy and Victor reached the edge of the grassland, flames were shooting more than five meters into the air.

Kathy couldn't believe what she was seeing. One glance told her they needed medical attention immediately. She questioned Justin, " Is there anyone in the plane?"

"No," he said.

"Where are you able to radio for help?"

"There was no time."

" I'm a distance runner." Kathy said, "I'll go for help." Looking at the seriously injured men, she said, "It may take me several hours to get out." She started out.

When she was 23, Kathy set a women's-course record in a Marathon. She had run 42 kilometers. But now she was running the race of her life. She had nearly 30 kilometers of hard wilderness to cover to get help.

Kathy had been running for two hours. This was far back into the wilderness. The trail grew unclear. She stopped to take a quick compass reading. She had run for more than 20 kilometers. Her heart fell, her muscle aching. Finally she saw her car in the distance.

She jumped into the car and sped away. She reached a holiday house and called the police.

During the wait she walked around, relaxing her legs and drinking water. It took almost two hours for a helicopter to reach her. They needed her for one more task.
1. Who was a distance runner?
2. What did she do when she was 23?
3. Who was in the plane?
4. Were there flames that were 10 meters high?
5. Were the men injured?
6. How far had Kathy run in her marathon?
7. And how many kilometers did she have to cover now?
8. After running more than 20 kilometers, what did she see?
9. What did she do then?
10. Where did she call the police from?
11. How long did it take the helicopter to get there?
12. Did Justin say anyone was left in the plane?
13. Who was with Kathy at the edge of the grassland?
14. Were the men able to radio for help?
15. Why?
16. What did Justin yell at Teddy?
17. Did Kathy drink coffee while waiting for the helicopter?
18. What did she have instead?
19. Did she speed away in a BMW?
20. What did the rescuers need her for?
Numbered answers:
1. Kathy
2. set a record
3. Teddy and Justin
4. the edge of the grassland
5. yes
6. 42 kilometers
7. nearly 30
8. her car
9. jumped into the car and sped away.
10. a holiday house
11. almost two hours
12. no
13. Victor
14. no
15. There was no time.
16. "Get out of the plane!"
17. no
18. water
19. unknown
20. one more task