Chapter 25 North Africa

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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?


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