1. North Africa

2. Physical Geography Landforms Bodies of Water
Atlas Mountains are located in the northwest in Morocco.
Sinai Peninsula is part of Egypt to the east.
Sahara Desert is in southern North Africa.
Nile River is in Egypt.
Suez Canal connects the Red and Med. Seas.
Mediterranean Sea is to the north.
Red Sea is to the east.
Atlantic Ocean is to the west.
Strait of Gibraltar separates Africa from Europe

3. Physical Map of North Africa

4. Pictures of North Africa
Nile River
Satellite Image of the Nile River
Sahara Desert

5. Pictures Continued
Sinai Peninsula
Sahara Desert
Suez Canal in Egypt

6. North Africa’s Resources
Oil is the main natural resource of North Africa.
Hydroelectric power is generated on the Nile River by the Aswan High Dam.
The Nile River provides water for farmers.

7. North Africa’s Religion
Most people in North Africa follow Islam.
Islamic Law rules their daily lives in business, government, banking, and family.
Islamic Law prohibits alcohol, pork, lying, stealing, gambling, and murder.
The holy book is the Quran.
Muhammad is the founder of Islam.

8. Religion Picture
Countries following Islam

9. Egypt Pictures
Egyptian Mosques

10. North Africa’s people Most people are Arab or Berber.
The two major languages are Arabic and Berber.
Many people in rural areas are farmers along the Nile or an oasis.
Many people in cities work as architects, bus drivers, scientists, or bankers.
Some people work in markets or in crafts.

11. North Africa’s countries
Egypt
Algeria
Cairo is the capital with a population of 10 million people.
Most people follow Sharia or Islamic Law.
Most people live along the Nile
½ of Egypt’s people live in cities.
Egypt’s farmers in rural areas are called the fellaheen.
The open air markets in Egypt are called bazaars.
Some parts of Cairo are modern and some are over 1,000 years old.
More than 80% of the country is a desert.
Algeria’s farmers grow wheat, barley, and raise livestock.
Most of Algeria’s people are Arabic, but some are Berber.
Most people live along the Mediterranean coast.
People who live in the desert live near an oasis.
At the heart of Algerian cities are mosques and market places.

12. Egypt Challenges
People can farm along the Nile River year-round because of the Aswan High Dam.
The Aswan High Dam has caused the Nile Delta to shrink because it blocks the silt and farmers must use chemical fertilizers.
Fertilizers threaten Egypt’s water supply.

13. Egypt Continued
Nile River
Sphinx

14. Pictures
Pyramids in Egypt
Cairo, Egypt

15. Pictures

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