1. Become an expert on Egypt and North Africa

2. hieroglyphs  Picture symbols  Used by Ancient Egyptians

3. Egypt  3 major land areas:  Desert  Sinai Peninsula  Nile River Valley

4. Suez Canal  Connects the Mediterranea n Sea with the Red Sea

5. Nile River  The “lifeline of Egypt”  Begins in East Africa and flows north to the Mediterranean Sea  Since 1968 flow controlled by Aswan High Dam

6. Cotton  Egypt’s leading export

7. Agriculture  Egypt’s major economic activity

8. Gamal Abdel Nasser  President of Egypt from 1954 to 1970

9. Berbers  First known people to live in North Africa

10. The Sahara  The world’s largest desert

11. Muammar al-Qadhafi  Leader of Libya

12. Algeria  After Egypt next most populated country in North Africa

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

14. Morocco  Casablanca is largest city and port  Rabat is the capital

15. Tunisia  The smallest country in North Africa  Capital is Tunis