North Africa and the Middle East

In which country did the Arab Spring revolts begin?

• Morocco
• Algeria
• Tunisia
• Egypt

What major geographical feature covers most of North Africa?

• Kalahari Desert
• Mediterranean Sea
• Atlas Mountains
• Sahara Desert

The Suez Canal connects which two bodies of water?

• Atlantic and Pacific Ocean
• Artic and Pacific Ocean
• Black and Caspian Sea
• Mediterranean and Red Sea

Most countries in North Africa practice which religion?

• Islam
• Christianity
• Judaism
• Buddhism

What are the two main climate types in North Africa?

• Tropical and Mediterranean
• Mediterranean and Desert
• Desert and Tropical
• Mediterranean and Atlantic

Which body of water serves as the northern border for every North African country?

• Mediterranean Sea
• Red Sea
• Nile River
• Suez Canal

Why did European countries want to colonize Africa?

• They wanted to spread Islam and the Islamic culture
• There was a lot of unexplored desert and rainforests
• They wanted the natural resources and looked down on Africans
• The Africans wanted to be colonized and learn how to use their resources

Why did countries want control over Egypt?

• They wanted to the riches buried in the pyramids
• They wanted all the oil and natural gas
• They wanted to monopolize the Nile River
• They wanted to control the Suez Canal

What resource do the populations of all the countries need?

• Natural Gas
• Phosphates
• Water
• Oil

What was the result of the Arab Spring in Egypt?

• The country signed a peace treaty with protesters in Tunisia
• The old leaders created their own country south of Egypt
• Islamic fundamentalists retreated to Sahara Desert to regroup
• The country formed a new government and wrote a new constitution