Chapter 14 North Africa

Chapter 14 ~ North Africa

Lesson 1 ~ Egypt: A Nation on the Nile

1. ______is the capital of Egypt.

2. ______is the Muslim holy month when people of Islam fast from dawn until dusk.

I. Islam in Egypt 1. Egypt is located in ______Africa. 2. The founder of the Islam religion is ______. 3. In Egypt, ______is the religion that most people practice. 4. A minority of Egyptians are belong to the ______religion. They are members of the ______Christian Church which is one of the oldest branches of Christianity in the world.

A. Islamic Practices 1. The ______is the sacred book of the Islam religion. 2. A ______is a Muslim place of worship. 3. When Egyptians pray, they face southeast to face the holy city of ______in Saudi Arabia.

B. Islam and the Law 1. The Quaran is one of the main sources of ______, or Islamic law. This is based on the words and deeds of the prophet ______. 2. The laws of the country of Egypt are based on the laws of ______.

II. Daily Life in Egypt 1. The population of Egypt is evenly divided between people who live in ______and people who live in ______.

A. Egypt’s Water Source 1. Egypt is most densely populate along the ______River. 2. The ______was built to stop the Nile River from flooding. 3. This dam also helps to ______crops year- round. 4. The Aswan Dam blocks the Nile’s rich ______from reaching farmland downstream. 5. Without silt, farmers need to use ______to grow crops.

B. City Life 1. Nearly half of all Egyptians live in ______. 2. ______is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa. 3. ______are traditional open-air markets in Egypt. 4. Many people in Egypt move to ______from ______areas. They hope to find a better education and jobs here. 5. As a result of this move, the city of Cairo is very ______. 6. Overcrowding in Egypt has affected ______.

C. Rural Life 1. Most of the people in Egypt’s rural areas live in villages along the banks of the ______River. 2. In Egyptian villages, most of the people make their living by ______. 3. Egypt’s rural farmers are called ______. 4. The fellaheen ______plots of land and do not own it. Lesson 2~ Algeria: Varied Geography, Varied History 1. The ______Desert covers all of Algeria south of the ______Mountains. 2. Because much of Algeria is desert, more than 90 % of Algerians live near the ______coast where the weather is milder than in the Sahara.

I. Algeria’s History and People 1. Algeria’s Mediterranean location has given it good access for ______.

A. Early Foreign Occupations 1. Parts of Algeria have been occupied by outside groups. 2. The earliest known invaders were the ______. 3. The Phoenicians set up a trading post on the site of ______, the capital of Algeria. 4. In the 100’s the ______invaded Algeria. 5. In the 600’s ______began to spread across North Africa. These people influenced the country of Algeria.

B. Recent Occupations 1. Algeria has been commanded by the ______, by local ______, and by the ______Turks. 2. In 1830, the ______captured Algiers. 3. Algeria gained independence from ______in 1962.

C. Algeria’s People 1. Today, about 75 % of Algeria’s population is ______. 2. Most of the people of Algeria practice the ______religion. 3. Algeria’s main languages are ______, ______, and ______. 4. ______and ______are the country’s two official languages.

II. Algeria’s Geography 1. Most Algerians live in the country’s coastal region, called the ______. 2. Algeria’s best farmland is located in the ______.

A. Urban Living 1. ______are open-air marketplaces in Algeria. 2. ______are older parts of Algerian cities. B. Rural Areas 1. About one third of Algerians are ______. 2. In the mountains, Algerians build ______which are flat platforms of earth cut into a slope, one above another, for their crops. 3. These terraces increase the amount of farmland and prevent the soil from washing away in the rain.

C. Desert Dwellers 1. Algeria is more than 80 % ______. 2. People living in the desert settle in ______towns, where water is available. 3. These desert dwellers grow ______or ______. 4. Some people who live in the desert work for companies that produce ______and ______, Algeria’s two main resources. 5. Other desert dwellers are ______, herding camels and other livestock suited to the climate.

III. Algeria Today A. Modern Home Life 1. In both urban and rural areas, Algerians continue to value family.

B. Educating Algeria’s Youth 1. Since gaining independence from France, the Algerian government has worked hard to improve education for its children and young people. 2. Most instruction is done in the ______language. 3. Children from ages 6 to 15 are required by law to attend school.