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What do the locations of these countries' capital cities have in common? |
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They have coastlines that open up to the ocean. |
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What advantages do these locations provide? |
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What nickname is given to the countries of Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria? |
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What cultural characteristics are shared by the people living in these countries? |
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They speak Arabic and they are fellow Islam. :( |
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How have the Atlas Mountains affected where the people in this region live? |
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Most people live near the coast because the high Atlas Mountains blocks the path of moisure-bearing winds. |
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Why is the population of this region so unevenly distributed? |
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Most people live where the climate is more mild because in the desert it is hot. |
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Places watered by underground springs or wells. |
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Why are urban areas like Rabat, Tangier and Casablanca are growing rapidly? |
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Rural dwellers moed to the city because the population is growing much fast than the availability of land. |
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How is a camel especially suited for life in the desert climate found in much of North Africa? |
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They can go on a two-week trek without any water. They DO NOT store water in their humps. |
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How did engineers make the Nile Delta into fertile farmland? |
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They found ways of drying out swampy plains and closed lagoons and small river channels. |
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What problems does Egypt face as a result of the large population growth they have experienced? |
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Farmland and cities are crowded. 95% of the population lives within 12 miles of the Nile. Egypt has 74 million people. |
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