Algeria

The old, crowded section of a North African city is called the inner city.

• True

• False

A souq is an open-air marketplace in an Arab city.

• True

• False

A terrace is a platform of earth cut into the mountainside for crops

• True

• False

The earliest invaders attracted to Algeria’s coast were the

• Berbers.

• Romans.

• Phoenicians.

• Arabs.

In 1962, Algeria gained independence from

• Spain.

• France.

• the Arabs.

• the Ottoman Turks.

The two main ethnic groups in Algeria are

• Chinese and Arab.

• Arab and Muslim.

• Arab and Berber

• Muslim and Hindu.

After the Arabs moved into North Africa, peace came once most Berbers

• left for Morocco.

• settled in cities.

• accepted Islam.

• accepted Christianity.

Which statement best describes the cities of Algeria?

• The people have little in common with one another.

• The cities are completely modernized.

• Few of Algeria’s people live in the cities.

• They are a mix of modern and traditional styles.

What are Algeria’s two main resources?

• salt and gold

• wheat and barley

• oil and natural gas

• coal and bauxite

In Algeria, most of the land is difficult to live on because it is

• mountainous.

• almost all desert.

• covered by rain forests.

• too crowded.