Ch. 22 Review

Match the vocabulary word to its definition Ergs Sand dunes Regs Gravel plains Depressions Low areas in the Sahara Silt Finely ground soil good for growing crops Pharaohs Ancient Egyptian kings Hieroglyphs Pictures and symbols that stand for ideas or words Bedouins Nomadic herders who travel around Egypt and Southwest Asia Fellahin Rural Egyptian farmers Casbah The old, fortress-like district at Algiers' center souks Marketplaces Free port A city with almost no taxes on the goods sold there Dictator A leader who rules with complete power What city from the chapter matches the following description: A city in modern Egypt that is growing quickly, but that is faced with traffic and pollution problems Alexandria Cairo Tunis Algiers How does Egypt make money off the Suez Canal? Ships pay tolls to pass through it Countries pay to send their navies through it It goes around Africa Ships give Egypt some of their cargo as they pass through the canal What is the least urbanized country in North Africa? Libya Egypt Tunisia USA Why do North African countries trade with European countries so much? Old colonial ties They all like each other Europe pays more than other countries North African countries hate Russia and the US