World Geography 8 Chapter 18 Homework North Africa
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World Geography 8 Chapter 18 Homework North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia Today Name _________ Section 1: North Africa EGYPT (label on the map above) 1. Where is the best farmland in Egypt? 2. What do all farmers in Egypt depend on to control flooding of the Nile? 3. Name two benefits of the Aswan High Dam: 4. What is Egypt’s main energy resource? 5. Name two of the larger cities found in Egypt: (label on the map above) 6. What important waterway was built by Europeans and Egyptians in the 1800’s? (label on the map) LIBYA and the MAGHREB 7. What countries make up the Maghreb? 8. What does Maghreb mean in Arabic? WESTERN SAHARA 9. What is the status of Western Sahara?
Label ALL the countries below on the map; previous page! NORTH AFRICA 10. Egypt 11. Libya 12. Tunisia 13. Algeria 14. Morocco Capital Natural Resources Ethnic Group Major Religion Language Year of Independence
Section 2: Southwest Asia The Eastern Mediterranean Label ALL the countries below on the map! Eastern Mediterrane an 15. Turkey 16. Syria 17. Lebanon 18. Jordan 19. Israel Capital Natural Resources Ethnic Group Major Religion Language Year of Independence
Israel 20. What two groups of people have been in conflict since 1948? 21. Define kibbutz: 22. Define moshav: 23. What are the two areas that make up the Palestinian Territories? (label them!)
The Arabian Peninsula Label ALL the countries below on the map! The Arabian Peninsula 24. Saudi Arabia 25. Oman 26. Yemen 27. Iraq 28. Iran 29. Afghanistan Capital Natural Resources/ Industry Ethnic Group Major Religion Language Year of Independence
These countries are planning for a time when oil runs out. What have they developed? (p. 495) 30. Qatar 31. Bahrain 32. United Arab Emirates(U. A. E. ) Section 3: Central Asia 33. Kazakhstan 34. Uzbekistan 35. Turkmenistan 36. Kyrgystan 37. Tajikistan Capital Dominant Physical feature Natural Resource Ethnic Groups Industry and/or Crops
The Caucasus Republics Capital Dominant Physical feature Natural Resource Ethnic Groups 38. Georgia Industry: 39. Armenia Religion/History 40. Azerbaijan Future: Define the following terms: 41. Genocide 42. Enclave
