1. NORTHERN AFRICA

2. Physical Features Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea Mediterranean to the North, Sahara to the South

3. Sahara Desert – largest hot desert Ergs of the Sahara Regs of the Sahara

4. The Nile River Above: The Nile is like an oasis in the desert Top Right: For centuries, farming has been a major way of life around the Nile Bottom Right: The Nile flows north, as the delta empties into the Mediterranean Sea; the Sinai Peninsula to the east

5. Climate, Vegetation, and Animals 3 main climate regions Mediterranean Climate Desert Climate Steppe Climate

6. Resources Crops of wheat, barley, olives, grapes, citrus fruits, and cotton Fishing Oil and Gas Iron Ore and Minerals Copper, Gold, and Silver Above: An oil refinery in Libya

7. History Pyramids and hieroglyphics left by the Ancient Egyptians European control in Africa

8. Culture Egyptians, Berbers, and Bedouins Arabic Language Muslim Religion

9. Egypt Today A fellahin of Egypt Egypt’s capital city, Cairo Carpet making is one of the oldest crafts of Egypt’s textile industry

10. Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco Today Above Left: Libya’s coastline Above: Casbah of Algiers in Algeria Left: Free port of Tangier in Morocco

11. Picture Citations Slide 2 mappery.com Slide 3 thundafunda.com weru.ksu.edu travelswithsheila.com Slide 4 litestraboen.blogspot.com sb.westfordk12.us egyptpyramid.org Slide 5 krittergirlkorner.blogspot.com ontfin.com markeisingbirding.nl animalcorner.co.uk researchlearningcenter.com Slide 6 majo.rs Slide 7 levechad.blogspot.com egypthistorytourism.blogspot.com 001yourtranslationservice.com Slide 8 samsonblinded.org Slide 9 thefullwiki.org world-mysteries.com thomaswhite.com Slide 10 the-peoples-forum.com dalje.com tripadvisor.com