Chapter 15: North Africa

Question 1

country that invaded Algeria

Answer 1

France

Question 2

to adapt plants and animals from the wild for human use

Answer 2

domesticate

Question 3

a streambed that is dry except during a heavy rain

Answer 3

wadi

Question 4

the world’s longest river

Answer 4

Nile River

Question 5

the fertile land along the Nile

Answer 5

Nile Delta

Question 6

rich soils made up of sand and mud deposited by running water

Answer 6

alluvial soil

Question 7

largest hot desert in the world

Answer 7

Sahara

Question 8

percentage of Egypt’s population that lives in the Nile River Valley

Answer 8

90

Question 9

religion that was brought to North Africa as a result of Arab invasions

Answer 9

Muslim

Question 10

help promote human settlement and develoment

Answer 10

rivers

Question 11

man dam that was built to control the Nile River’s flow ans reduce flooding

Answer 11

Aswan High Dam

Question 12

the highest point in the Sahara that is found in the Tibesti Mountains

Answer 12

Emi Koussi

Question 13

Africa’s longest mountain range

Answer 13

Atlas Mountains

Question 14

member of the nomadic desert people of North Africa and Southwest Asia

Answer 14

bedouin

Question 15

one of the leading exporters of phosphates

Answer 15

Morocco

Question 16

the landscape of North Africa is shaped by

Answer 16

tectonic plate movement

Question 17

fixed limit or extent that typically follows straight lines

Answer 17

geometric boundaries

Question 18

has 10th largest natural gas reserves in the world

Answer 18

Algeria

Question 19

ancient writing system used in Egypt in which pictures and symbols represent words and sounds

Answer 19

hieroglyphics

Question 20

6th among the world’s gas exporters

Answer 20

Algeria

Question 21

belief in the right of nation to be an independent state

Answer 21

nationalism

Question 22

flat plain just south of the Sahara that forms a transition zone between the Sahara and the savanna to the south

Answer 22

Sahel

Question 23

support the growth of plant and animal life

Answer 23

rivers

Question 24

ranks 16th in oil reserves

Answer 24

Algeria

Question 25

indigenous people of North Africa before the Arab invasions

Answer 25

Berbers

Question 26

gained independence from the United Kingdom

Answer 26

Egypt

Question 27

colonized Lby

Answer 27

Italy

Question 28

member of a wandering pastoral people

Answer 28

nomad

Question 29

Why is the Nile flood waters important?

Answer 29

it helps to form rich alluvial soil that made for productive agricultural lands

Question 30

What advancements did the Egyptians make?

Answer 30

domesticate plants and animals; irrigation systems; 365 day calendar; hieroglyphics

Question 31

Why is the Sahara considered a desert?

Answer 31

its annual precipitation averages less that 10 inches

Question 32

What important resources are found in North Africa?

Answer 32

phosphates, natural gas, petroleum

Question 33

natural mineral containing chemical compound often used in fertilizers

Answer 33

phosphates

Question 34

What 2 people make up the main ethnic groups in North Africa?

Answer 34

Berbers and Arab people

Question 35

2 most profitable economic sectors in N. Af.

Answer 35

oil and fishing

Question 36

N. Africa’s location puts is most at risk for what?

Answer 36

oil spills

Question 37

What are the 3 basic concerns in much of North Africa?

Answer 37

population growth, agricultural performance, environmental degredation