North Africa Section 1

What are the five countries of North Africa?

• Morocco

• Algeria

• Tunisia

• Egypt

• South Africa

Built by the French in the 1860's, the __________ connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea.

• Suez Canal

• Atlas Mountains

• Oasis

• Nile River

Flowing for 4,132 miles, the __________ is the world’s longest river.

• Nile River

• Amazon River

• Mississippi River

• Missouri River

The finely ground, fertile soil that is good for growing crops is called ________.

• silt

• oasis

• sand

• gumbo

The world's largest desert, covering most of North Africa is the _______________ desert.

• Sahara

• Suez Canal

• Atlas Mountains

• silt

A wet, fertile area in a desert where a natural spring or well provides water is an ___________.

• oasis

• silt

• Sahara

• Atlas Mountains

The mountain range on the northwestern side of the Sahara is the ________________.

• Atlas Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

• Alps

Using an atlas, (page 29) what is on Egypt's northern border?

• Mediterranean Sea

• Sudan

• Libya

• Morocco

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