Physical Geography of North Africa (SS7G1a, b)

Chapter 4, Lesson 1 - Physical Geography of North Africa (Landforms and Waterways) (SS7G1a and SS7G1b)

By Ms. Snelling

Countries in North Africa​

• Egypt

• Libya

• Tunisia

• ​Algeria

• Morocco​

​All will not be on the test; however, these are just pieces of information that will be vital surrounding what is going to be on the test. ​

Key Landforms ​in North Africa

• Atlas Mountains (Morocco, ​Algeria, Tunisia)*

• Mount ​Toubkal (Morocco)

• Sinai Peninsula (Egypt)

• ​Gebel Katerina (Egypt)

All will not be on the test; however, these are just pieces of information that will be vital surrounding what is going to be on the test. ​The ones with asterisks (stars) will more than likely be on the test.

Important Waterways in North Africa ​

• Mediterranean Sea

• Nile River*

• Suez Canal*

• Red Sea​

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All will not be on the test; however, these are just pieces of information that will be vital surrounding what is going to be on the test. ​The ones with asterisks (stars) will more than likely be on the test.

Vocabulary Words​ (According to the Standard)

Instructions: Please copy into your interactive notebook. ​Make sure you are numbering your pages.

1. Delta: ​area formed by soil deposits at the mouth of a river

2. silt: fine, rich soil that is good for farming​

3. Atlas Mountains: Series of mountain ranges that is located in northwestern Africa that covers the countries of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia

4. Nile Riv​er: The longest river in the world that flows northward into the Mediterranean Sea, flows through Egypt and nine other countries, with two tributaries that converge (meet) near Khartoum, Sudan.

These are the vocabulary words that will be on the Lesson 1 test. ​

Vocabulary Words​ (According to the Standard - cont'd.)

Instructions: Please copy into your interactive notebook. ​Make sure you are numbering your pages.

5. Sahara Desert: a desert that covers much of North Africa and about 31% of all of Africa covering 3.3 million square miles.

6. Egypt: ​located in the most north east corner of Africa including the Sinai Peninsula, bordering Libya, Sudan, and Israel.

These are the vocabulary words that will be on the Lesson 1 test. ​

​​Interactive Notebook Inserts

• ​Please cut out and paste these following inserts shown on the right.

• Make sure the paper is cut down the middle. Each picture will be on different pages. Please make sure all pages are numbered.

• Left - Political map (put it on the page you left off of)

• Right - Physical Map​ (put it on the page after the political map, front and back)

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