North Africa

The easternmost country in North Africa is Morocco.

• true

• false

Egypt controls the important Suez Canal

• true

• false

People first settled along the Nile River thousands of years ago.

• true

• false

the poor farmers of Egypt

• souk

• pharaohs

• fellaheen

• nobles

area formed by soil deposits that build up as river water slows down

• erg

• dikes

• canal

• delta

chemical compounds often used in fertilizers, found in Morocco

• phosphates

• sulfur

• silt

• couscous

nuggets of steamed whet that are the base of many Moroccan meals

• corn

• couscous

• rice

• millet

fine, rich soil that is excellent for farming

• delta

• dike

• souk

• silt

vast stretches of sand, as are found in the Saraha

• ergs

• silt

• fellaheen

• delta

North African open-air market

• mall

• fellaheen

• souk

• erg