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100
Name the countries that make up the Maghreb.
Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia
100
Italy colonized __________.
Libya
100
The largest physical feature in North Africa
Sahara Desert
100
Older Arab section of a city in North Africa
a medina
100
What is the most valuable natural resource in Morocco?
Phosphates
200
What is the capitol of Libya?
Tripoli
200
What year did Morocco gain independence from France?
1956
200
The Suez Canal connects __________ to the _________.
Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea
200
A natural or artificial lake used to store water for human needs
a reservoir
200
This North African country has the largest oil reserves
Libya
300
Morocco borders _______________ to the West and __________ to the South.
Algeria, Mauritania
300
Morocco was colonize by these two European countries (name the countries).
France, Spain
300
This physical feature separates Spain from North Africa
Straits of Gibraltar
300
Egyptian peasants
fellaheen
300
In the Sahara, it rains less than ____ a year A. 1 meter B. 1 centimeter C. 1 millimeter
C. 1 mm
400
Which natural feature forms the border between Morocco and Algeria?
Atlas Mountains
400
Who were the original inhabitants of Morocco, prior to the Arab conquest in ~700 CE?
The Berbers
400
What is the only North Africa country with a native population of Christians?
Egypt (Coptic Christians)
400
Explain how basin irrigation works and name the country where it is most important.
The practice of building walls around fields in order to trap the water and silt overflowing from the banks of a river, Egypt
400
_____ of Egypt's population lives along the Nile River.
99%
500
Gibraltar (Jebel Tariq) forms one of the "Pillars of Hercules". What is the name of the other Pillar?
Jebel Mousa
500
France colonized _____, ______, __________, and _______ Britain colonized _____________ Italy colonized ____________
Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt Egypt Libya
500
The Tuareg people in the south of Morocco have a ________ lifestyle.
Nomadic
500
What is a delta, and why is it called a delta?
land formed by soil dropped as water from a river slows down and meets the sea, named for the Greek letter delta (a triangle).
500
Explain how the rain shadow effect works.
Warm, wet air rises --> cools as it rises up a mountain range --> releases moisture --> air on other side of the mountain is very dry