Module 16: North Africa Close Out

Which of the following is NOT a physical feature of North Africa?

• The Suez Canal

• The Nile River

• The Atlas Mountains

• The Huang He River

What mineral in the Nile River helps create fertile farmland?

• Bacteria

• SIlt

• Salt

• Fungus

"A wet, fertile area in a desert where a spring or well provides water" is the defintion of what?

• Spring

• Waterfall

• Oasis

• Well

Which of the following are major resources in North Africa? There are 3!

• Oil

• Gas

• Coal

• Fish

Why is the Suez Canal important?

• It is a major trading/shipping route.

• It allows people to swim back and forth between Egypt and France.

• It is used for fishing.

• It allows people to

What are hieroglyphics?

• A type of fungus that grows in the Nile River

• A mineral used to make paper.

• Pictures and symbols that stand for ideas and words.

• Ancient textbooks written by priests.

What was the Arab Spring?

• A television series about changes in North Africa and Southwest Asia.

• A literal spring from which Arabic people get water.

• A series of small changes throughout the Arab world.

• A series of revolutions across North Africa and Southwest Asia.

The Arab Spring directly led to the civil war in which country?

• China

• Vietnam

• Syria

• North Korea

What language do most Egyptians speak?

• Hungarian

• Arabic

• Spanish

• Italitan

Why did the Arab Spring happen?

• People wanted more rights and a less corrupt government.

• People wanted their goverment to pay for school.

• The governments wanted to take care of their citizens but the people did not want that.

• The Arab Spring didn't happen.