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North Africa Notes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| oasis | an area in a desert where water springs are found. |
| pharaoh | the ruler of ancient Eygpt |
| heiroglyphic | related to a system of writing in which pictures called heiroglyphs |
| The five countries in North Africa are | Morocco,Algeria,Tunisia,Libya,and Egypt |
| Morocco is ruled by a | king |
| Algeria,Tunisia,and Egypt have | elected presidents |
| Morocco is a | monarchy |
| Libya is a | military dictatorship |
| the main religion in N. Africa is | Arabic |
| The main religion of N. Africa is | Islam |
| nomadic herders are people who | live without tents and move from place to place .they keep goats,sheep,cattle,or camels.They live off of milk and dairy products. |
| most farmers in Africa grow | cereals and fruits |
| the largest desert in Africa is | The Sahara Desert.[Almost as big s The United States] |
| The longest River in the world is | The Nile River in Egypt. |
| Most people settled along the Nile around | 3000 years ago |
| In,1971 Egypt built the | Aswan Dam |
| The head priest was a | pharaoh |
| Egyptians built pyramids as | tombs for their pharaohs |
| Egyptians invented or developed hieroglyphic writing is | 365 days a calender |
| The capital of Egypt is | Cairo [largest city] |
| Housing is a probelm in Egypt,hundred thousand people live in an old cemetery called | The City of the Dead |
| The capital of Algeria is | Algiers |
| The capital of Tunesia is | Tunis |
| The capital of Morocco is | Rabat |
| The capital of Libya is | Tripoli |