7th Grade-North Africa

The 2 most important bodies of water in North Africa?

• Red Sea & Indus River
• Mediterranean Sea & Nile River
• Atlantic Ocean & Red Sea
• Nile River & Tigris River

2 main climate types in North Africa?

• Desert & Mediterranean
• Tropical & Desert
• Highland & Temperate
• Desert & Tundra

Which body of water forms the northern border of ALL North African countries?

• Atlantic Ocean
• Red Sea
• Indian Ocean
• Mediterranean Sea

The man-made waterway that links Europe and North Africa to the Indian Ocean.

• Nile River
• Persian Gulf
• Suez Canal
• Strait of Gibraltar

A large majority of Egyptians live within 12 miles of which water source?

• Nile River
• Suez Canal
• Red Sea
• Lake Victoria

Which North African country has the most diversified economy?

• Tunisia
• Egypt
• Morocco
• Algeria

What is the name for the triangular area in Egypt where the Nile river spreads out and drains into the Mediterranean Sea?

• Cairo
• Nile Delta
• Nile's End
• Nile Mouth

Followers of which religion ruled all of North Africa by the 700s AD?

• Christianity
• Judaism
• Animism
• Islam

Which religion is most practiced in North Africa today?

• Animism
• Christianity
• Islam
• Judaism

The Ancient Egyptian's beliefs in the afterlife led to which of the following...

• Development of heiroglyphs
• Creation of the world's oldest library
• People settled along the Nile River
• Pharaohs had vast tombs built for themselves and were mummified