Chapter 25 North Africa
fellaheen
Egyptian peasants
reservoir
a type of dam built to store floodwaters
basin irrigation
farmers building walls around their fields to trap water in is a method called what?
decades
how long did the British remain in control over Egypt for?
3,000
how many miles long is the Nile?
99%
how much of Egypt's population lives along the Nile?
every year
how often did the Nile flood?
over 5,000
how old is Egypt?
delta
land formed by soil in the water that is dropped by the river as it enters the sea
true
true or false? Egypt has been conquered many times
Algeria and Lybia
what countries thrive in oil production?
Tuareg
what group still follows the nomadic way of life
petroleum and cotton
what is Egypt dependent on?
controlled flooding
what is a benefit of perennial irrigation?
salt in the soil
what is a con of perennial irrigation?
souk
what is an Arab market area called?
medina
what is an old Arab city/neighborhood called?
capital
what is money invested in buildings and supporting new industries?
Maghreb
what is the arabic word meaning "land furthest west"
Algiers
what is the capital of Algeria?
Cairo
what is the capital of Egypt?
Tripoli
what is the capital of Lybia
Rabat
what is the capital of Morocco?
Tunis
what is the capital of Tunisia
Mediterranean
what is the climate of the coastal areas in North africa?
outstripping food supply
what is the effect of Egypt's rapid urbanization?
Islamic
what kind of government does North Africa have today?
the Arab conquest
what made North Africa a vital center of trade between Europe, Africa, and Asia?
berbers
what were the first people of North Africa called?
A.D. 642
when did the Arabs take over Egypt?
the southwest Sahara
where do the Tuareg live?
Tunisia and Morocco
which countries have no oil, but want to educate and manufacture
Romans
who brought the camels to Africa?
British
who fought with Egypt over the Suez canal?
Israel
who was Egypt the first to recognize?
for caravans
why did the Romans bring camels to Africa?