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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 PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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EGYPT Nile River
World’s longest river
Flows North 4, 187 miles
Branches into 2 rivers: Blue Nile & White Nile
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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