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Become an expert on Egypt and North Africa

hieroglyphs  Picture symbols  Used by Ancient Egyptians

Egypt  3 major land areas:  Desert  Sinai Peninsula  Nile River Valley

Suez Canal  Connects the Mediterranea n Sea with the Red Sea

Nile River  The “lifeline of Egypt”  Begins in East Africa and flows north to the Mediterranean Sea  Since 1968 flow controlled by Aswan High Dam

Cotton  Egypt’s leading export

Agriculture  Egypt’s major economic activity

Gamal Abdel Nasser  President of Egypt from 1954 to 1970

Berbers  First known people to live in North Africa

The Sahara  The world’s largest desert

Muammar al-Qadhafi  Leader of Libya

Algeria  After Egypt next most populated country in North Africa

Maghreb  Word meaning “the West” in Arabic  Area formed by Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia

Morocco  Casablanca is largest city and port  Rabat is the capital

Tunisia  The smallest country in North Africa  Capital is Tunis