geography exam 3

What is the name of the semi-nomadic ethnic group that lives throughout North Africa?

-Bedouins

What country known for its perhaps gratuitous ownership of satellite dishes?

-Casa Blanca, Morrocco

The United Arab Republic was a short-lived country that included what two modern nations?

-Egypt and syria

Which capital city is situated on the confluence of the White Nile River & the Blue Nile River?

-Khartoum

What is the name of the waterway that connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea?

-Suez Canal

What general direction does the Nile River flow?

-The Nile River flows north and empties into the Mediterranean Sea.

Know which nations experienced a full overthrow of government officials during the Arab Spring movement.

-Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya

With relatively little oil, Egypt relies on the profits it makes from exporting which cash crop?

-cotton

What is the name of the western region of Sudan where acts of Genocide occurred from 2003-2010?

-darfur

The ___________ Plateau has some pyramids and seems like a great place to go if you want to get cursed by a mummy.

-giza

What political movement/ideology did Egyptian leader Gamal Abder Nasser promote?

-nasserism