North Africa

North Africa

Egypt
1. Most of the population lives along the Nile or the Nile Delta
  1. Many rural people are migrating to the cities for jobs, schooling, and culture
    1. Egypt's overpopulation growth is outstripping their food supply
  2. Egyptian farmers are both helped and hindered by the flooding of the Nile
2. Desert regions lie to the east and west of the Nile Valley
  1. The desert regions of Egypt contain natural resources such as phosphates and oil
    1. Egypt's main exports are oil and petroleum products
      1. Egypt's limited number of skilled workers has limited the growth of Egyptian industries
  2. Egyptian nationalists have fought European countries for control of the Suez Canal
Libia and the Maghreb
1. North Africa's culture is a blend of African, Arab, and European influences
  1. The Berbers were the original inhabitants of North Africa
  2. The North African countries west of Egypt are called the Maghreb
    1. The Tuareg are a nomadic group of the southwest Sahara

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