History 5th grade Old World History and Geo Chapter 9 Flashcards
Egypt’s capital and Africa’s largest city
Cairo
This city is located in the fertile Nile delta.
Cairo
This was was built in 1970 to control the annual flood waters of the Nile River.
The Aswan High Dam
The Suez Canal is…
a man-made waterway that connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.
The first Arab nation to make peace with Israel when President Anwar Sadat met with the Israeli prime minister.
Egypt
Khartoum is the…
capital of Sudan
The only two nations that remained independent during the colonial era are:
Ethiopia and Liberia
Most precipitation falls in the Atlas Mountains which is located where?
Along the northwestern coast of Africa.
The Barbary Coast, located in an area of northern Africa along the Mediterranean Sea, was known for_____
the fierce pirates who lived there.
The largest country in Africa.
Algeria (Used to be Sudan)
Desert land is …
too hot or too cold for many plants to grow.
People who live in the desert are usually located near an oasis, a desert area made fertile by
the presence of water.
