Geography
The Maghreb is what people today call __________?
The Northwestern part of North Africa
The ancient Egyptians came to believe in an afterlife ______?
after seeing the patterns of birth and death in nature.
Most people in North Africa live in the __________?
Coastal Plains
Ancient Egyptians developed ____________ as a way to keep records of their society.
hieroglyphics
When did countries in North Africa start to gain independence?
After WWII
How have Egyptians changed the Nile?
They built damns to control the waters and control the river's yearly flooding
What is the earliest known people to inhabit what is today Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya?
The Berbers
People flocked to North Africa's cities in modern times ___________?
The _____________ is the lowest point of the Sahara and is 436 ft. below sea level.
Qattara Depression
Why is Europe North Africa's biggest trading partner?
Because of their shared history of the colonialism and because they are geographically close to each other.
Which statement is not true about the Sahara desert? A) Most of the plant and animal life in the Sahara can be found near oases.
B) The western Sahara is not very different from the eastern section, in the Libyan Desert.
C) The Sahara averages little more than 3 inches of rainfall a year.
D) The Sahara reaches from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Red Sea in the east.
B) The western Sahara is not very different from the eastern section, in the Libyan Desert.
More than 90% of people in North Africa are _________?
Muslims
How does the Suez Canal benefit the people of North Africa and the world?
It helps travel from the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean without going around Africa.
____________ call Muslims to prayer five times a day in the cities and towns of North Africa.
muezzins
Which of the following is NOT an important industry in the countries of North Africa?
A) Technology B) Farming C) Manufacturing D) Tourism
A) Technology
What is the mountain range found in Algeria?
Tell Atlas Mountains
Bedouins can be described as ____________?
People who live in the desert and raise, camels, sheep, or goats.
What effect did the European conquest have on North Africa's countries?
Europeans influenced the laws and legal traditions of North Africa.
The ________________ in Egypt was constructed to allow ships to travel between the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean?
Suez Canal
What percentage of Egypt is desert?
96%
What is the manmade waterway between the Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea?
Suez Canal
Tunisia was the first of many countries to use social media generate changes in government, this is know as?
The Arab Spring
What is one reason why European countries are North Africa's main trading partners?
The European countries are very close to North Africa.
The ____________ are Egyptian farmers who today use machines, hand tools, and animal power to grow harvest crops.
fellahin
Why did the Ancient Egyptians stop building pyramids?
They were being robbed.