1. World Geography 8 Name __________________ Chapter 18 Homework
North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia Today
Section 1: North Africa
EGYPT (label on the map above)
Where is the best farmland in Egypt?
What do all farmers in Egypt depend on to control flooding of the Nile?
Name two benefits of the Aswan High Dam:
What is Egypt’s main energy resource?
Name two of the larger cities found in Egypt: (label on the map above)
6. What important waterway was built by Europeans and Egyptians in the 1800’s?
(label on the map)
LIBYA and the MAGHREB
What countries make up the Maghreb?
What does Maghreb mean in Arabic?
WESTERN SAHARA
9. What is the status of Western Sahara?

2. Label ALL the countries below on the map; previous page! NORTH AFRICA
Capital
Natural
Resources
Ethnic
Group
Major Religion
Language
Year of
Independence
10. Egypt
11. Libya
12. Tunisia
13. Algeria
14.Morocco

3. Section 2: Southwest Asia
The
Eastern
Mediterranean
Label ALL the countries below on the map!
Eastern
Mediterranean
Capital
Natural
Resources
Ethnic
Group
Major Religion
Language
Year of
Independence
15. Turkey
16. Syria
17. Lebanon
18. Jordan
19. Israel

4. Israel What two groups of people have been in conflict since 1948?
Define kibbutz:
22. Define moshav:
What are the two areas that make up
the Palestinian Territories? (label them!)

5. Label ALL the countries below on the map!
The Arabian Peninsula
Label ALL the countries below on the map!
The
Arabian
Peninsula
Capital
Natural
Resources/
Industry
Ethnic
Group
Major Religion
Language
Year of
Independence
24. Saudi
Arabia
25. Oman
26. Yemen
27. Iraq
28. Iran
29. Afghanistan

6. Central Asia Section 3: Central Asia 33. Kazakhstan 34. Uzbekistan
30. Qatar
31. Bahrain
32. United Arab Emirates(U.A.E.)
These countries are planning for a time when oil runs out What have they developed?(p.495)
Section 3: Central Asia
Central Asia
Capital
Dominant
Physical feature
Natural
Resource
Ethnic
Groups
Industry
and/or
Crops
33. Kazakhstan
34. Uzbekistan
35. Turkmenistan
36. Kyrgystan
37. Tajikistan

7. The Caucasus Republics 38. Georgia 39. Armenia 40. Azerbaijan
Capital
Dominant
Physical feature
Natural
Resource
Ethnic
Groups
38. Georgia
Industry:
39. Armenia
Religion/History
40. Azerbaijan
Future:
Define the following terms:
41. Genocide
42. Enclave