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Libya and the Maghreb Chapter 11 Section 2 Pp. 324-327

Libya’s Land Libya is larger than Alaska Sahara covers 90% of the land It has no permanent rivers, but has aquifers Discovery of oil has brought wealth

Libya’s People and History Arab and Berber (1st people in North Africa) heritage Islamic and speak Arabic 86% live on Mediterranean coast Al-Quaddhafi rules as a dictator

Question In the 1990’s the Libyan government built pipelines from the desert to coastal areas. What did these pipelines carry? Oil

Who were the first known people to live in North Africa? Question Who were the first known people to live in North Africa? The Berbers

Libya became wealthy from the discovery of which resource? Question Libya became wealthy from the discovery of which resource? Oil

Tunisia Maghreb = Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco Tunisia is smallest country in Africa Farming, textiles, oil, and tourism

Tunisia Phoenicians built Carthage here Colony of France until 1956 Tunis is capital and has over 1,000,000 people

Question What is the name of the region formed by Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco? The Maghreb

Algeria Largest country in Africa Good land along Mediterranean coast, but the Sahara is past the Atlas Mountains Oil and natural gas

Algerians Mixed Arab and Berber heritage Muslim and speak Arabic Former French colony, gained independence through civil war

Algerians Republic with a strong president Muslim political parties want to end secular (nonreligious) government, so civil war

Which is the largest country in North Africa? Question Which is the largest country in North Africa? Algeria

Morocco Borders Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean A leading producer of phosphates Tourism important

Moroccans Settled by Berbers, conquered by Moors (Arabs) Colonized by France and Spain Constitutional monarchy today Rebels in Western Sahara region

Question In addition to the Mediterranean Sea, which of these does Morocco border? The Atlantic Ocean

Morocco is a leading producer of what? Phosphates Question Morocco is a leading producer of what? Phosphates

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