Chapter 15 SQ and Chapter Review

Question 1

erg

Answer 1

Drifting sand

Question 2

reg

Answer 2

Flat desert areas covered with stones

Question 3

hammada

Answer 3

Windswept rock

Question 4

chott

Answer 4

Shallow salt lakes

Question 5

fellahin

Answer 5

Rural farmers

Question 6

Aswan High Dam

Answer 6

What’s special about this?

Question 7

Tripoli

Answer 7

The capital of Libya

Question 8

Upper Egypt

Answer 8

Area between the Aswan dam and the Nile delta

Question 9

Lower Egypt

Answer 9

The Nile delta

Question 10

Suez Canal

Answer 10

120 miles long

Question 11

Casablanca

Answer 11

One of Moroccos major ports

Question 12

Berbers

Answer 12

They first settled northwest Africa

Question 13

Songhai Empire

Answer 13

Largest African empire

Question 14

Timbuktu

Answer 14

A epitome of remote and mysterious civilization

Question 15

Mali Empire

Answer 15

It conquered Ghana

Question 16

What climate is common on the northern coast of Africa in addition to desert?

Answer 16

Mediterranean

Question 17

What 2 factors contribute to the process of desertification?

Answer 17

Heat and water

Question 18

Why is the Sahel’s population concentrated in the south of each country?

Answer 18

There is the only place things can grow

Question 19

What were the Barbary States?

Answer 19

Morocco Algeria Tunisia and Tripoli

Question 20

What Christian sect survives in Egypt?

Answer 20

The Copts

Question 21

desertification

Answer 21

Good land becoming desert

Question 22

What was the largest empire in Africa?

Answer 22

Songhai

Question 23

What European country controlled the four countries of the Sahel before their independence?

Answer 23

France

Question 24

Desertification.

Answer 24

Land becoming desert

Question 25

What mountain range provides water for much of the Maghreb?

Answer 25

The Atlas Mountains.

Question 26

What two modern cultural features of the Magreb were introduced by Arab invaders?

Answer 26

The Arabic language and Islam.

Question 27

Define terms

Answer 27

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Question 27

Chapter Review

Answer 27

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Question 27

List 4 sources of water in North Africa, either natural or man made?

Answer 27

list

Question 27

Which ancient empires influenced the development of the countries along the Northern African coast?

Answer 27

list

Question 31

Section quizzes - answer highlighted questions below

Answer 31

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Question 32

What natural resource has transformed Libya’s economy?

Answer 32

Oil

Question 33

What is the most populous region in Egypt?

Answer 33

Lower Egypt