Preview the map listed below. List 5 questions about this map that will help predict the text. Use your 5 W’s and h questioning techniques. Predict what the text will be about.

1. What goods and resources are produced in different parts of Africa? 2. Where are activities such as plantation agriculture, irrigated farming, livestock raising, and nomadic herding located? 3. Why do certain regions of Africa specialize in certain crops or economic activities? 4. Who depends on these resources and farming systems for income and survival? 5. How do geography and climate affect the distribution of resources and agriculture in Africa? Prediction: The text will likely be about Africa’s natural resources, agriculture, land use, and how geography influences economic activity across the continent.
Summarize the differences between a plasma screen and a LCD screen.

A plasma screen creates images with tiny gas-filled cells charged by electricity, while an LCD screen creates images with liquid crystals placed between two plates and controlled by electrical charge. In short, plasma uses gas cells, and LCD uses liquid crystals.
If you are concerned about color quality and brightness, which television should you buy?

If you are concerned about color quality and brightness, you should buy a plasma TV.
What is the difference between the terms qualitatively and quantitatively?
Qualitatively refers to descriptions of qualities or characteristics, while quantitatively refers to measurements or amounts that can be counted or expressed in numbers.
Identify all of the charged language in the short passage below:Hostilities exist. There is no blinking at the fact that our people, our territory, and our interests are in grave danger.
The charged language includes: “hostilities,” “blinking at the fact,” and “grave danger.”
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