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Egypt and North Africa

hieroglyphshieroglyphs Picture

symbols Used by

Ancient Egyptians QuickTime™ and a

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Egypt Egypt 3 major

land areas: Desert Sinai

Peninsula Nile River

Valley

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Suez CanalSuez Canal Connects the

Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea

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Nile RiverNile River The “lifeline of

Egypt” Begins in East

Africa and flows north to the Mediterranean Sea

Since 1968 flow controlled by Aswan High Dam

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CottonCotton

Egypt’s leading export

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AgricultureAgriculture

Egypt’s major economic activity

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Gamal Abdel NasserGamal Abdel Nasser

President of Egypt from 1954 to 1970

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BerbersBerbers

First known people to live in North Africa

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The SaharaThe Sahara

The world’s largest desert

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Muammar al-QadhafiMuammar al-Qadhafi

Leader of Libya

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AlgeriaAlgeria After Egypt

next most populated country in North Africa

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MaghrebMaghreb

Word meaning “the West” in Arabic Area formed by Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia

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MoroccoMorocco Casablanca

is largest city and port

Rabat is the capital

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TunisiaTunisia

The smallest country in North Africa Capital is Tunis

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