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North Africa
review for North Africa
Question | Answer |
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fertile soil that is good for growing crops | silt |
a canal in Egypt that links the Mediterranean and Red seas | Suez Canal |
members of an ethnic group who are native to North Africa and speak a native language | Berbers |
a wet, fertile area in a desert where a spring provides water | oasis |
capital city of Egypt, highest population of all cities in Egypt | Cairo |
an ancient sytem or writing developed by the Egyptians | heiroglyphics |
an ancient city in Egypt built by Alexander the Great, 2nd largest city in Egypt | Alexandria |
a city in which almost no taxes are placed on goods | free port |
a ruler who has almost absolute power | dictator |
a marketplace or bizarre where goods are sold in the Islamic world | souks |
longest river in the world (located in North Africa) | Nile River |
country in North Africa, located between Morocco and Libya, still trying to recover from violence of the 1990's | Algeria |
a country in North Africa on the Mediterranean Sea, women have more rights here than other N. African countries | Tunisia |
a country in North Africa, south of Spain, a country with little oil | Morocco |
a sea between Europe and Africa | Mediterranean Sea |
the terms for Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco | meghreb |