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Nile River World’s longest river Flows North 4, 187 miles Branches into 2 rivers: Blue Nile & White Nile. Egypt . 99 percent of Egyptians live in the Nile delta or valley Fellaheen , Egyptian peasants, grow crops without modern machinery Major cities: Cairo & Alexandria. Egypt’s people. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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EGYPT Nile River
World’s longest river
Flows North 4, 187 miles
Branches into 2 rivers: Blue Nile & White Nile
EGYPT’S PEOPLE 99 percent of
Egyptians live in the Nile delta or valley
Fellaheen, Egyptian peasants, grow crops without modern machinery
Major cities: Cairo & Alexandria
Fellaheen Drawing Water—Gerome, Jean-Leon
ANCIENT EGYPT Civilization arose over 5,000 years ago
Arabic is official language & Islam official religion (80 percent Muslim today)
Pyramids of Giza
Ruled by Greeks, Romans, Arabs
SUEZ CANAL Important for trade & transportation Fight for control
1956: Egypt seized canal—International crisis
Israel, Britain, France invaded U.S. & Soviets supported UN cease fire Britain withdrew in 1957—1st time Egypt
ruled by Egyptians! Egypt & Israel fought—peace in 1979
ASWAN HIGH DAM Nile would flood every year Project to store floodwater in reservoir:
Lake Nasser Water used to irrigate year round & for
hydroelectricity completed in 1970
URBANIZATION Population growth & urbanization are
straining the economy outstripping food supply
Industrial growth limited by lack of skilled workers & capital (money invested in building & supporting new industries)
LIBYA AND THE MAGHREB Maghreb is “land farthest west”
Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Libya, Western Sahara
Majority of people are Arabic-speaking Muslims
Historically controlled by France & Italy
LANDSCAPE Mediterranean climate on coast
Desert (Sahara) inland
Travel was difficult & people on the coast found it easier to have contact with other countries than the interior regions of their own countries
RURAL VS. URBAN Rural (farmers):
Live in houses of mud or stone Water must be carried from the well Work all day with 3 hr. break during mid-day
(hot!) Urban:
Over half of the population lives in cities Medinas—older Arab sections of the cities Souks—markets New oil wealth
NORTH AFRICA TODAY Libya
Oil is 99 percent of exports used to modernize the country
Algeria Oil & natural gas have raised standard of
living Tunisia & Morocco
Lack oil Spend a lot of money on education