1. North Africa today
Chapter 20 Section 3

2. 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

6. 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

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

9. 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

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13. 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

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

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

19. 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 $$$

21. 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

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

29. 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

30. 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

32. 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

35. 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!