Human Geography of the Middle East & North Africa - Bussard's BLog

[Pages:65]Human Geography of the Middle East & North Africa

On the southern Nile River ? a land of contrast ? lush green & desert

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North Africa/Middle East: Population Density

Question: Which area is the most populated? Why?

North Africa

? Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt

Egypt: The "Gift of the Nile"

Nile Delta

Annual Nile Flooding = better soil for growing crops

95% of the Egyptian people live on 5% of

the land!

One of the most famous ancient civilizations

Modern EGYPT

? One of Africa's most industrialized countries.

? Oil is Egypt's main export.

? Limited natural resources.

Arab Spring 2011: Hundreds of thousands of people protesting in Tahrir Square in Cairo. This lead to the removal of the corrupt president.

Burned government building next to national history museum that houses King Tut's treasures

Protesters remove portraits of Ex-president Mubarak in Sohag City in upper Egypt

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