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35 Cards in this Set
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Atlas mountain |
Longest mountain chain in North Africa |
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Nile Delta |
Fertile farmland |
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Qattra depression |
Lowest point in Africa |
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Sahara Desert |
Covers most of North Africa |
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Sinai pensula |
Portal of egypt |
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Aswan High Dam |
Controls Nial river flooding hydnoelednacity |
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Atlantic Ocean |
Western border |
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Mediterranean Sea |
Northern border |
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Nile river |
Longest river in the world |
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Suez canal |
Connects Mediterranean / Red Sea |
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What are 2 reasons for north Africa dry climate |
Rain shadow effect on mountains and desert winds dry the land |
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What desert covers much of North Africa |
Sahara Desert |
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What is the temperature range in the North African part of the Sahara |
136 degrees high and low as 55 degrees |
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What is the climate zone north of the desert like |
High temperatures and rainfall is slightly greater than the desert |
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What is the climate of the western coast of North Africa |
Mediterranean warm dry summers mild rainy winters |
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What is the needed natural resource for Libya Algeria Egypt Tunisa Morocco |
Water |
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What is a natural resources and export for Libya |
Natural gas and oil |
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What is the natural resources and exports for Algeria |
Oil and natural gas |
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What is the natural resources and exports for Egypt |
Oil and natural gas |
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What is the natural resources and export for Tunisia |
Phosphates and iron ore |
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What is the natural resources and export for Morocco |
Fish |
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What are the three main ethnic groups that make up the population North Africa |
Berbers Egyptian and arabs |
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In which country in North Africa do The most people live in cities |
Libya |
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What is the largest city in North Africa |
Cario Egypt |
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What is the best mini meals in Morocco Algeria and to Tunisia |
Couscous |
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What is the official language of all five countries in North Africa |
Arabic |
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What type of economic activities take place at a soak |
Major festivals and social activities |
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What is ramadon |
The ninth month of the Muslim year during which strict fasting is observed |
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What is meant by having a diversified economy |
The active or practice and manufacturing of variety of products investigating of securities, selling a variety of merchandise Etc |
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Who are the berbers |
ethnic group that are distributed in an area stretching Atlantic Ocean this to the siwa oasis in Egypt and from the Mediterranean Sea to the niger River |
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What is the goal of Islamic fundamentalists |
To have a country that is ruled by Islamic rule |
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What is the main languages in North Africa and why |
Arabic urbanization lots of people speak it |
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Why was the Suez Canal important |
Short link between the East and West |
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What are the two main climate in North Africa |
Hot dry wet |
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What is the Arab spring where did it begin and what were the results |
Revolutionary wave tunisa |
