5 Written Questions

1. crowded, poor, and polluted
2. Celebrated with lights, parades, and special sweets
3. the city of Alexandria
4. 1922-1962
5. the Sahara

5 Matching Questions

1. What are rural Egyptian farmers called?
2. Where are settlements in the Sahara typically found?
3. Ramadan
4. What is Egypt's second largest city?
5. Suez Canal

1. a holy month of fasting in Islam
2. b Near oases
3. c Alexandria
4. d Fellahin
5. e an important link between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. some people live in cemetaries
   1. What disturbing fact demonstrates the housing shortage in Cairo?
   2. How would you describe the city of Cairo?
   3. What is Egypt's second largest city?
   4. What is the largest city in Morocco?
2. Steppe, desert, Mediterranean
   1. What type of climate does North Africa have?
   2. Climate types found in North Africa
   3. What covers most of north Africa?
   4. What do rare storms in North Africa cause?
3. ancient Egyptian writing system
   1. Maghreb
   2. Suez Canal
   3. Ramadan
   4. Hieroglyphics
4. Wheat, olives, and fruits
   1. What is a problem farmers face in Egypt?
   2. What are rural Egyptian farmers called?
   3. On what does Egypt's economy depend?
   4. What do North Africa's farmers grow and export?
5. the need for more fertilizer
   1. What is the source of the Nile river?
   2. What is a major challenge facing Egypt today?
   3. What is a problem farmers face in Egypt?
   4. What is the largest city in Morocco?

5 True/False Questions

1. What happens to the Nile river as it approaches the Mediterranean Sea? → The Nile fans out, forming a large delta

   True        False

2. What covers the Sinai Peninsula? → Rocky mountains and desert

   True        False

3. What groups make up Egypt's population? → Alexandria

   True        False

4. On what does Egypt's economy depend? → Alexandria

   True        False

5. What is the source of the Nile river? → the Blue Nile and While Nile join together and flow northward

   True        False