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EGYPT, LIBYA, AND THE MAGHREB
http://www.theodora.com/wfb/egypt/egypt_maps.html
EGYPT’S LAND AND CLIMATE Capital: Cairo Mostly desert Less than 4% of land is inhabited
Nile River supplies water Empties into Mediterranean, forming the Nile Delta
Silt (small particles of rich soil) was left behind when the Nile flooded
Made land rich for farming
Sinai Peninsula NE of Nile delta Suez Canal separates from the rest of Egypt
Canal passes from Med. To Red Sea
Desert areas Eastern Desert Libyan Desert covers 2/3 of country
Oasis: fertile or green area in a desert
Desert climate Cairo only gets .4” of rain a year
Spring brings hot winds that can reach 87 MPH
EGYPT’S ECONOMY 2% of land used for agriculture but 29% of people work in it Crops: sugarcane, grains, vegetables, fruits, cotton
Aswan High DamPro
Controls floodwaters
Store water for months
Can be released more than once a year, so farmers can harvest more crops
Con
Block flow of silt, so land is less fertile
More reliance on chemical fertilizers
Less freshwater reaches delta, so saltwater comes farther up the delta
Industry AHD provides hydroelectric power
Factories make food products, textiles, consumer goods
Tourism
THE EGYPTIANS Became independent from GB in 1952
Republican government
Most people live within 20 miles of Nile
Fellahin: peasant farmers Sell extra food at bazaar (marketplace)
LIBYA Sahara covers more than 90%
No permanent rivers Aquifers: underground rock layers that store large amounts of water
Mostly Muslim Speak Arabic Capital: Tripoli Dictatorship under Qaddhafi
TUNISIA (MAGHREB) Mostly Muslim Speak Arabic Smallest country in N. Africa Became independent republic in 1956
Capital: Tunis
ALGERIA (MAGHREB) Largest country in N. Africa Mostly Muslim Speak Arabic 1962 won independence from France
Republic Capital: Algiers
MOROCCO (MAGHREB) North- Strait of Gibraltar Constitutional monarchy Capital: Rabat