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North Africa: An Overview of Geography and Culture

North Africa: An Overview of Geography and Culture Directions : Open your books and read pages 350-353 AND pages 360-366. After reading these pages, in your notebooks, answer the following questions in complete sentences:

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North Africa: An Overview of Geography and Culture

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  1. North Africa: An Overview of Geography and Culture Directions: Open your books and read pages 350-353 ANDpages 360-366. After reading these pages, in your notebooks, answer the following questions in complete sentences: The Nile River is formed by the union of what two rivers? Approximately how many miles in length is the Nile River? Look at the map on page 351. What country has the highest elevation in North Africa? What are the major physical features of North Africa? What is an oasis? Why do you think an oasis would be important to people traveling through Sahara? What are North Africa’s major resources? Why is the Suez Canal an important waterway? What is North Africa’s most populated country? How many people live there? (Start pages 360-366) Look at the map on page 362. Which cities have more than 2 million people? Most of the Egypt’s population lives near what? How is the Suez Canal such an important part of Egypt’s economy? Why is housing scarce in Cairo? What countries in North Africa make up the Maghreb? How do you think the countries of North Africa can improve their economies?

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