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Egypt, Libya, and the Maghreb

Egypt, Libya, and the Maghreb. http://www.theodora.com/wfb/egypt/egypt_maps.html. Capital: Cairo Mostly desert Less than 4% of land is inhabited Nile River supplies water Empties into Mediterranean, forming the Nile Delta. Egypt’s land and climate.

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Egypt, Libya, and the Maghreb

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  1. Egypt, Libya, and the Maghreb http://www.theodora.com/wfb/egypt/egypt_maps.html

  2. Capital: Cairo • Mostly desert • Less than 4% of land is inhabited • Nile River supplies water • Empties into Mediterranean, forming the Nile Delta Egypt’s land and climate

  3. Silt (small particles of rich soil) was left behind when the Nile flooded • Made land rich for farming

  4. Sinai Peninsula • NE of Nile delta • Suez Canal separates from the rest of Egypt • Canal passes from Med. To Red Sea

  5. Desert areas • Eastern Desert • Libyan Desert covers 2/3 of country • Oasis: fertile or green area in a desert

  6. Desert climate • Cairo only gets .4” of rain a year • Spring brings hot winds that can reach 87 MPH

  7. 2% of land used for agriculture but 29% of people work in it • Crops: sugarcane, grains, vegetables, fruits, cotton Egypt’s economy

  8. Aswan High Dam

  9. Industry • AHD provides hydroelectric power • Factories make food products, textiles, consumer goods • Tourism

  10. Became independent from GB in 1952 Republican government The Egyptians

  11. Most people live within 20 miles of Nile Fellahin: peasant farmers Sell extra food at bazaar (marketplace)

  12. Sahara covers more than 90% • No permanent rivers • Aquifers: underground rock layers that store large amounts of water libya

  13. Mostly Muslim Speak Arabic Capital: Tripoli Dictatorship under Qaddhafi

  14. Mostly Muslim Speak Arabic Smallest country in N. Africa Became independent republic in 1956 Capital: Tunis Tunisia (Maghreb)

  15. Largest country in N. Africa Mostly Muslim Speak Arabic 1962 won independence from France Republic Capital: Algiers Algeria (maghreb)

  16. North- Strait of Gibraltar Constitutional monarchy Capital: Rabat Morocco (Maghreb)

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