North Africa 142 - Bridgid vanHowe | Biblioteka

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What covers most of North Africa?

A fertile wetlands

B The Sahara

C The Atlas Mountains

D spring-fed oases

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The ancient Egyptians developed a sophisticated writing system called

A Hieroglyphics

B emblems

C Egyptology

D rendering

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An importnat link between the Mediterranean and Red Seas is teh

A sinai Peninsula

B Strait of Gibraltar

C Suez Canal

D Nile River

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When did Arab powers from Southwest Asia rule North Africa?

A during the 2500's

B from the AD 600's to the 1800's

C during the 1900's

D from the 1800's to today

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What type of climate does most of North Africa have?

A desert

B Mediterranean

C Steppe

D Tropical

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What religion do most North Africans practice?

A Christianity

B Islam

C Judaism

D Buddhism

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Ancient Egyptians buried their kings in

A unmarked graves

B marble temples

C small villages

D stone pyramids

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What is Ramadan?

A holy month during which Muslims do not eat or drink during the day

B Muhammad's birthday which is marked with lights and parades

C A city on Morocco's Mediterranean coast

D an ancient Egyptian king who brought Islam to the Maghreb

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People in North Africa often greet each other by

A hugging and linking arms

B bowing from the waist

C shaking hands and touching their hands to their hearts

D waving their arms over their heads

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Most rural Egyptians are farmers called

A Maghreb

B Fellahin

C Berbers

D Saharans

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What is Egypt's second-largest city?

A Alexandria

B Tunis

C Tripoli

D Cairo

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A major challenge facing Egypt today is

A reducing oil production

B its slow population growth

C guarding acient ruins

D eliminating poverty

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What is the Maghreb?

A western Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco

B the Atlas Mountain region of the Sahara

C a narrow area along the western coast of North Africa

D

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Tangier is

A the capital of Libya

B situated int eh Ahagger Mountains

C a free-port city

D known for its irrigated farmlands