Chapter 20 Northern Africa

Question 0

Muhammad

Answer 0

Prophet of Islam

Question 1

Alexander the Great

Answer 1

Person who founded Alexandria

Question 2

Arabic

Answer 2

Main language of area

Question 3

Maghreb

Answer 3

West Libya,Tunisia,Algeria,morocco

Question 4

Casbash

Answer 4

Old district of a city where souks are

Question 5

Bedouins

Answer 5

Nomadic people who travel throughout SW Asia

Question 6

Silt

Answer 6

Finely ground soil

Question 7

France

Answer 7

Controlled Algeria,Tunisia,and part of morocco

Question 8

Morocco

Answer 8

Took over Western Sahara

Question 9

Which country has very little oil

Answer 9

Morocco

Question 10

What is couscous

Answer 10

A type of pasta that is in pellet form

Question 11

What two mountain ranges are in the region

Answer 11

The Atlas Mountains and ahagar

Question 12

Who won the 1988 Nobel prize for literature

Answer 12

Neguib Mahfouz

Question 13

What is the second largest city in Egypt

Answer 13

Alexandria

Question 14

What main challenge does Egypt face today

Answer 14

Violent protests

Question 15

Why have so many countries limited their relationships with Libya

Answer 15

Because of the violence and corrupt government

Question 16

Identify three climates found in North Africa

Answer 16

Desert, Mediterranean, and steepe

Question 17

Define Ramadan

Answer 17

A month long fast celebrated by people of Islamic religion where they can not eat while the sun is up

Question 18

What is the main religion

Answer 18

Islam

Question 19

Who controlled North Africa by 1912

Answer 19

Europe

Question 20

Who had power in Libya starting in 1969

Answer 20

Muammar Gaddafi

Question 21

How did ancient Egyptians communicate

Answer 21

Hyroglufics

Question 22

What percent of people in morocco are farmers

Answer 22

40%

Question 23

What is the most important resource in Maghreb

Answer 23

Oil

Question 24

What groups make up egypts population

Answer 24

Egyptians,Berbers, and bedouins

Question 25

What is a common problem for the farmers of Egypt (only one needed)

Answer 25

Not enough fertile land , to much salt, and the need for fertilizer

Question 26

What is the meaning of Maghreb

Answer 26

The sun sets in the west

Question 27

What country's capital is Cairo

Answer 27

Egypt

Question 28

What is moroccos capital

Answer 28

Rabat

Question 29

Who's capital is Tunis

Answer 29

Tunisia

Question 30

What country is Algiers in

Answer 30

Algeria

Question 31

What is Libya's capital

Answer 31

Tripoli

Question 32

What is a disadvantage of the Aswan dam

Answer 32

It traps silt

Question 33

What kind of government is placed in Egypt but not inforced

Answer 33

A republic

Question 34

What type of government is in Libya

Answer 34

A dictatorship

Question 35

List some challenges that the region faces

Answer 35

Violence,limited resources, poverty

Question 36

What connects the Mediterranean and Red Sea

Answer 36

The Suez Canal

Question 37

What covers most of the Sinai peninsula

Answer 37

Desert and mountains

Question 38

List negative adjectives that describe Cairo

Answer 38

Poor, polluted, and crowded