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North Africa today Chapter 20 Section 3

Egypt today The size of Texas and New Mexico put together Mostly desert, REALLY DRY Lifeline of Egypt – NILE RIVER (supplies 85% of Egypt’s water) Controlled by dams and channels Starts in East Africa and goes North to the Mediterranean Sea

Egypt today The flow of the Nile River is controlled by the Aswan High Dam Makes it able to store water for when it is needed

Egypt today Eastern Desert (Arabian Desert) is east of the Nile Libyan Desert is west of the Nile

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fANdw8AWkDU

Egypt Today Suez Canal – connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea Economy – agriculture (major) Sugarcane, grains, veggies, fruits, and cotton COTTON is main export Industry – factories and TOURISM

sphinx

EGYPT TODAY History – fell to Greece and Rome (time of Cleopatra) A.D. 641 – taken over by Southwest Asia, started practicing Islam THEY ARE NOW MUSLIMS

Egypt today 1800s – taken over by Britain Became independent in 1952 Was led by Gamal Abdel Nasser from 1954- 1970 (first Egyptian PRESIDENT) They are now a REPUBLIC

Egypt today Overcrowded – 8 million people living just in Cairo Poverty Pollution Not enough houses, schools, or hospitals

Libya Today Mostly desert, 90% is covered by the Sahara desert No rivers but has aquifers Aquifers – underground rock layers that store large amounts of water 1990s – built pipelines to carry the water from the desert to the coastal areas Discovered oil in 1959 – main source of $$$

Libya today 5.5 million people (Arab and Berber) Berber – first known people to live in North Africa Practice the Muslim religion Beginning in 1969, Muammar al-Qaddhafi set up a DICTATORSHIP

Tunisia today Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco make up the MAGHREB (“land farthest west”) Muslim Size of Georgia Capital – Tunis Speak Arabic

Algeria today Sahara desert Ergs – huge, shifting sand dunes Sells oil and natural gas to get food into the country 31.7 million people Muslim Speak Arabic

Algeria today Civil war – conflict between different groups inside a country Ruled by the French until 1962 Algerian Arabs rose up and won independence TODAY IT IS A REPUBLIC! President Legislature

Morocco today Borders the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean Strait of Gilbraltar – separates Africa from Europe by 8 MILES Mainly raise sheep 1970s – Morocco claimed the Western Sahara

Egyptian Hieroglyphic message Using the symbols I have provided, create your own Egyptian message. This message can be about you, school, friends…etc. Use only the symbols I provided you. You may make up 7 of your own symbols. Messages must be 20 characters long Color your messages. If you do not finish in class it is homework. Example below!