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