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more than 90% of the people of North Africa are what religion?
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Muslim
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Name several important industries in the countries North Africa.
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farming, manufacturing, oil, service, and tourism
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why was the Suez Canal built?
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to allow ships to travel a shorter distance between the Mediterranean and the indian ocean.
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What are hieroglyphics? why were they developed?
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Egyptian writing system to keep records of there society.
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What people in North Africa live in the desert and raise camels, sheep, or goats?
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Bedouins
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Who were the earliest to inhabit what is today Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya?
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Berbers
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What is the lowest point in the Sahara desert? How far below sea level is it?
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Qatta depression/ 436ft.
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When did the countries in North Africa start to gain independence?
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After World War II
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How have Egyptians changed the Nile River?
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They dug irrigation ditches/ they built dams to control the yearly flooding
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Define fellahin.
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Egyptian farmers who own small plots of land/ they use hand tools, machines and animal power to grow crops
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