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Geography
7th Grade
10/27/2009

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ergs
Definition
Great "seas" of sand dunes in the Sahara
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regs
Definition
Broad, windswept gravel plains in the Sahara
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depressions
Definition
Low areas
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silt
Definition
Finely ground soil
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red sea
Definition
sea between the Arabian Peninsula and northeastern Africa
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medeterranean sea
Definition
sea surrounded by Europe, Asia, and Africa
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sahara
Definition
desert region in northern Africa
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nile river
Definition
world’s longest river (4,187 miles; 6,737 km); flows into the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt
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sinai peninsula
Definition
(SY-ny) peninsula in northeastern Egypt
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ahaggar mountains
Definition
mountain range in southern Algeria
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atlas mountains
Definition
African mountain range north of the Sahara
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qattara depression
Definition
lowland region (436 feet below sea level; 133 m) in western Egypt
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nile delta
Definition
region in northern Egypt where the Nile River flows into the Mediterranean Sea
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lake nasser
Definition
artificial lake in southern Egypt created in the 1960s by the construction of the Aswan High Dam
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suez canal
Definition
canal linking the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea in northeastern Egypt
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pharaohs
Definition
Ancient Egyptian kings
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hieroglyphics
Definition
Pictures and symbols that stand for ideas or words
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bedoins
Definition
Nomadic herders in the deserts of Egypt and Southwest Asia
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alexandria
Definition
(31°N 30°E) city in northern Egypt
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cairo
Definition
(30°N 31°E) capital of Egypt
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fes
Definition
(34°N 5°W) city in north-central Morocco
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western sahara
Definition
disputed territory in northwestern Africa; claimed by Morocco
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fellahin
Definition
(fel-uh-HEEN) Egyptian farmers who own very small plots of land
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egypt
Definition
country in North Africa located east of Libya
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casbah
Definition
The old fortress and central part of some North African cities
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souks
Definition
Marketplaces in North Africa
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free port
Definition
A city in which almost no taxes are placed on goods sold there
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dictator
Definition
Person who rules a country with complete authority
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libya
Definition
country in North Africa located between Egypt and Algeria
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tunisia
Definition
country in North Africa located on the Mediterranean coast between Algeria and Libya
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algeria
Definition
country in North Africa located between Morocco and Libya
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morocco
Definition
country in North Africa south of Spain
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tripoli
Definition
(33°N 13°E) capital of Libya
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benghazi
Definition
(32°N 20°E) major coastal city in Libya
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algiers
Definition
(37°N 3°E) capital of Algeria
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casablanca
Definition
(34°N 8°W) seaport city on the western coast of Morocco
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rabat
Definition
(34°N 7°W) capital of Morocco
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tunis
Definition
(37°N 10°E) capital of Tunisia
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strait of gibraltar
Definition
(juh-BRAWL-tuhr) strait between the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa that links the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean
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