Physical Geography
This important river was the birthplace of the Egyptian Civilization.
The Nile River
What is the ethnic makeup of most North Africans?
Arab
Most of North Africa's population lives in this region.
Along the Mediterranean Coast
The capital of Egypt.
Cairo
What large geographical feature covers most of North Africa?
The Sahara Desert
This Greek conqueror would take control of Egypt, where one of his generals later began the Ptolemaic Dynasty.
Alexander the Great
Many habitats in North Africa are suffering from this .
Desertification
The capital of Morocco
Marrakesh
The Trans-Saharan Trade Route
These two historical figures were defeated at the Battle of Actium, after which began Roman rule in the country.
Cleopatra VII and Mark Anthony
Dams
What city was named after Alexander the Great?
Alexandria
The excavation of historical artifacts by this country has caused a great deal of controversy.
The UK/Great Britain
What native African culture was once nomadic, but is now settled in pockets across North Africa?
The Berbers
In which country did the Arab Spring begin?
Tunisia
90% of Egypt's population live in this location.
The Nile Delta
A large, visible crack in the Earth where the African continent is slowly being split in two.
The Great Rift Valley
Who ruled Tunisia, Algeria, and parts of Morocco in the early 1900s?
France
When did the British and French colonization of North Africa begin?
The 1800s
These were some of the causes of the Arab Spring.
Poverty, disagreements over role Islam should play in government, limited political freedoms, human rights violations.
The capital city of Libya was famous for its pirating operations in the 1800s.
Tripoli