NORTH AFRICA

NORTH AFRICAN COUNTRIES

• Egypt
• Sudan
• Libya
• Tunisia
• Algeria
• Morocco

EGYPT

• Mostly desert
• Farmland in the Nile basin and delta
• Majority of people live along mile river.
• Ancient Egypt culture began along the Nile 5000 B.C.

SUDAN

• 2 major landforms, plateaus and river basin
• Majority of people live along the Nile

ARAB WEST

• Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, Morocco
• Algeria is the largest in Arab West
• Morocco and Algeria are most populous
• Libya is richest in the Arab West because of oil and natural gas deposits
• Algeria is 4th in the world in natural gas reserves
• Most countries gain independence from European nations in the last 40 years

ARAB WEST CONTINUED

• Most countries have fertile coastal areas and deserts farther inland
• Northern areas have Mediterranean climates
• Southern areas have desert climates
• Casablanca, Morocco, and Algiers are H3 coastal cities in trade and manufacturing