Chapter 15 SQ and Chapter Review Flashcards
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Drifting sand
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Flat desert areas covered with stones
hammada
Windswept rock
chott
Shallow salt lakes
fellahin
Rural farmers
Aswan High Dam
What’s special about this?
Tripoli
The capital of Libya
Upper Egypt
Area between the Aswan dam and the Nile delta
Lower Egypt
The Nile delta
Suez Canal
120 miles long
Casablanca
One of Moroccos major ports
Berbers
They first settled northwest Africa
Songhai Empire
Largest African empire
Timbuktu
A epitome of remote and mysterious civilization
Mali Empire
It conquered Ghana
What climate is common on the northern coast of Africa in addition to desert?
Mediterranean
What 2 factors contribute to the process of desertification?
Heat and water
Why is the Sahel’s population concentrated in the south of each country?
There is the only place things can grow
What were the Barbary States?
Morocco Algeria Tunisia and Tripoli
What Christian sect survives in Egypt?
The Copts
desertification
Good land becoming desert
What was the largest empire in Africa?
Songhai
What European country controlled the four countries of the Sahel before their independence?
France
Desertification.
Land becoming desert
What mountain range provides water for much of the Maghreb?
The Atlas Mountains.
What two modern cultural features of the Magreb were introduced by Arab invaders?
The Arabic language and Islam.
Define terms
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Chapter Review
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List 4 sources of water in North Africa, either natural or man made?
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Which ancient empires influenced the development of the countries along the Northern African coast?
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Section quizzes - answer highlighted questions below
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What natural resource has transformed Libya’s economy?
Oil
What is the most populous region in Egypt?
Lower Egypt
