Physical Features
The largest hot desert, the ________, stretches across all of northern Africa.
The Sahara
A large mountain range rests from Morocco to Algeria, what is the name of these mountains?
The Atlas Mountains
North Africa's first civilization arose along the Nile River in the country of...
Egypt
During the 1800s, North Africa too experienced European colonialism or imperialism, which was a part of the ___________ for __________.
The Scramble for Africa
Today, many people of North Africa practice the religion of...
Islam
Five countries in North Africa touch this body of water. It also is a link between Africa & Europe.
The Mediterranean Sea
Overgrazing by goats in the region is causing ______, or when land becomes dry and turns into desert...
Desertification
hieroglyphics
Many ancient Egyptian bodies, like those of rulers or high society were _________ or a process that preserved the body for the afterlife...
mummified or mummification
If looking at maps today, some maps may include Egypt while others may not. What is the name of the region that, at times, includes Egypt?
The Middle East
The Nile river flows upward into a triangle shaped ______ - a plain that deposits material into the Mediterranean Sea.
delta
Throughout North Africa, deep in the Sahara, _____ can be found, which is a very important resource...
Oil
pharaohs
Within the religion of Islam, one of the Five Pillars state that once in their life, Muslims should take a holy pilgrimage (journey) to...
Mecca
Within Egypt there is a minority group that are, at times, treated less than because they practice Christianity. What is the name of this minority group?
The Copts
Finding water can be hard in a desert, but life in the Sahara centers around an _____ - a place where water can be found.
oasis
Oil is carried up and down this man made canal. It also made traveling by sea between Asia & Europe shorter by thousands of miles...
The Suez Canal
Ancient Egyptian religions centered around believing in many gods or goddesses, which made Egyptians __________.
polytheistic or polytheism
When Egypt drew up a new constitution in 2011, they decided the government should be based on _________, or the idea that government & religion should be separate.
secularism or secular
Today, many people compare different countries by ________, or the total value of all goods & services produced over a single year.
Due to the flow of the Nile, northern ancient Egypt was referred to as Upper Egypt. Which direction does the Nile river flow?
North or upward
A bridge of land, a peninsula, is important in North Africa because it links Africa to Asia.
The Sinai Peninsula
In Egypt, Gamal Abdel Nasser was a leader of the ____ - _______ movement, which is the idea that all Arabic-speaking peoples should unite into one country
Pan-Arabism
In 1956, a crisis occurred between Egypt & Britain. Britain would not let go control of the Suez Canal until they were forced to.. What was the name of this crisis?
The Suez Crisis
In the region, is oil production a primary or secondary industry?