North Africa

Multiple Choice

Which of following does NOT describe the Nile River?

• Longest river in the world

• Floods leaving silt deposits

• Aswan High Dam controls flooding

• Empties into the Atlantic Ocean

Multiple Choice

Suez Canal is located in which African country?

• Egypt

• Morocco

• Sudan

• Algeria

Multiple Choice

All of the following describe the Sahara Desert EXCEPT...

• Settlements are located near oasis

• Traveling is challenging

• Extremely populated region

• largest dry desert in the world

Multiple Choice

The Atlas Mountains are near which body of water?

• Nile River

• Mediterranean Sea

• Red Sea

• Atlantic Ocean

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a climate of North Africa?

• Desert

• Tropical

• Mediterranean

• Steppe

Multiple Choice

True or False: Most of the people in Egypt speak Arabic.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Ancient Egyptians developed a writing system called...

• Arabic

• Hieroglypics

• Pharoahs

• Cuneiform

Multiple Choice

All of the following conquered Egypt EXCEPT...

• Greeks

• Romans

• Arabs

• Americans

Multiple Choice

Which North African country is the most populated?

• Algeria

• Libya

• Morocco

• Egypt

Multiple Choice

True or False: Mohamed Morsi wants Egypt’s laws to be based on Jewish laws.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following resources does NOT help the economy of Egypt

• cotton

• Petroleum

• Suez Canal

• Lumber

Multiple Choice

What percentage of Egyptians are Muslims?

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

• 90%

Multiple Choice

True or False: Arab Spring was a movement against democracy.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

During the Arab Spring movement people wanted all of the following EXCEPT

• voting right

• better living conditions

• Freedom of speech

• dictatorships

Multiple Choice

The word Maghreb is Arabic for...

• East

• West

• North

• South

Multiple Choice

What are souks?

• clothing

• marketplace

• place of worship

• famous food

Match

Match the following

• Libya

• Morocco

• Algeria

• Tunisia

• Arab Spring

Muammar Gaddafi

limited oil

19 year state of emergency

democratic elections since 2011

Pro-democracy movement held in North Africa and Southwest Asia

• Muammar Gaddafi

• limited oil

• 19 year state of emergency

• democratic elections since 2011

• Pro-democracy movement held in North Africa and Southwest Asia