North Africa
North Africa is dominated by the world's largest desert, the ___________ Desert.
Sahara
North Africa is home to the world’s largest river, the _________ River.
Nile
Saudi Arabia is the world’s ___________ oil exporter.
Largest
People unable to find jobs resort to ___________ animals of the rainforest for their meat.
Poaching
Polluted water and warm conditions create large amounts of __________ & parasites.
In Arabic, Sahara means “___________.”
Desert
________% of Egyptians live within 12 miles of the Nile River.
95%
UAE stands for __________ ___________ _____________.
United Arab Emirates
The African Savanna is known as the “________ ________” region.
Lion King
Traditionally people have raised ____________ in this region for grazing.
Livestock
The Nile River runs…
a. North b. South
c. East d. West
a. North
North Africa’s predominant language is _____________ and their predominant religion is _________________.
Arabic, Islam
The ethnic makeup of Iraq is unique, as the country is made up of
_______ Shia
_______ Sunni
1/3 Shia
2/3 Sunni
The two major biomes in Sub-Saharan Africa are __________ & ___________.
Rainforest, Savanna
____________ replaced Animism in large parts of Sub-Saharan Africa due to European influence in the region.
Christianity
Most of North Africa was were former colonies of European powerhouses ___________, ______________, and __________________.
North Africa has more in common with ________________ than ________________, so often they are grouped together.
Saudi Arabia is home to _____________ - the destination of the Muslim Hajj.
Mecca
Before the Europeans arrived there were thousands of ____________ across Africa that hunted and __________ for a living.
Tribes, gathered
Define Famine
The lack of food leading to starvation
North Africa’s largest resource is oil and two countries (Libya & Algeria) are part of the ________________ _________________ __________________ ________________ (OPEC).
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Morocco is a mix of ______________, _______________, and ____________________ cultures.
Arab, European, & African
The life expectancy in the region is an average of ______ years old.
70
Define Animism
belief that things in nature have souls
Europe changed the continent of Africa in the following ways…
_______________
_______________
_______________
Culture
Government
Economics