| A | B |
|---|
| area formed by soil at a river's mouth | delta |
| small particles of rich soil | silt |
| water and vegetation surrounded by a desert | oasis |
| mineral salt used in fertilizers | phosphate |
| ancient form of Egyptian writing | hieroglyphics |
| a government headed by a president | republic |
| farmers in Egypt who live in villages and work on small plots of land which they rent from landowners | fellahin |
| marketplace | bazaar |
| places of worship for followers of the Islamic religion | mosque |
| capital of Egypt | Cairo |
| desert region in northern Africa that is the largest hot desert in the world | Sahara |
| Longest river in the world, flowing north through eastern Africa | Nile River |
