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North Africa

North Africa. -Physical Geography -History and Culture -North Africa Today. Physical Geography. The Region of North Africa includes the Countries: Morocco Algeria Tunisia Libya Egypt. Physical Features. The Nile River- The rivers waters still irrigates its farm land along its banks.

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North Africa

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  1. North Africa -Physical Geography -History and Culture -North Africa Today

  2. Physical Geography • The Region of North Africa includes the Countries: • Morocco • Algeria • Tunisia • Libya • Egypt

  3. Physical Features • The Nile River- The rivers waters still irrigates its farm land along its banks. • Today, the Aswan Dam controls flooding and prevents silt from being deposited in nearby fields.

  4. Nile River

  5. Aswan Dam • The Aswan Dam controls flooding along the Nile. • However, the Dam also traps silt, Preventing it from being carried downriver. • Today some of Egypt’s farmers must use fertilizers to enrich the soil.

  6. The Sinai and the Suez Canal • East of the Nile Is the triangular Sinai Peninsula. • Barren, Rocky mountains and desert cover the Sinai. • Between the Sinai and the rest of Egypt is the Suez Canal. • The French built the canal in the 1860s. • The Canal is a narrow waterway that connects the Mediterranean sea with the Red Sea.

  7. Sinai Peninsula

  8. Suez Canal

  9. Suez Canal

  10. The Sahara • The Sahara, the largest desert in the world. • Covers most of North Africa. • One impact of the very dry Sahara is that few people live there.

  11. Cultures of North Africa • Religion: • Most North Africans are Muslims who practice the religion of Islam. • Islam plays a major role in North African life. • For example; North African Muslims stop to pray five times a day.

  12. Cities and Rural Life • Most of North Africans live in cities along the Mediterranean coast. • The largest city in North Africa is Cairo, • Cairo has more than 10 million people, and is crowded, poor, and polluted.

  13. Rest of the Unit • Modern Geography of • West Africa • East Africa • Central Africa • Southern Africa • Revolutions of North Africa

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