| A | B |
| silt | particles of soil carried & deposited by running water |
| delta | triangled-shaped area at a river's mouth, mud & sand deposited by water |
| hydroelectric power | electric power generated by falling water |
| consumer goods | products for personal use |
| fellahin | Egyptian farmers & farm workers |
| bazaar | a marketplace |
| hieroglyph | ancient form of Egyptian writing using pictographs |
| dictatorship | government under control of a single all-powerful leader |
| erg | desert region of shifting sand dunes |
| casbah | old areas of cities with narrows streets & small shops in North Africa |
| Nile River | the "lifeline" of Egypt |
| Sinai Peninsula | a major crossroad between Africa & Southwest Asia |
| Suez Canal | allows ships to pas between the Mediterranean & Red Seas |
| Sahara | desert in Africa |
| Libya | Capital is Tripoli |
| Atlas Mountains | run through Morocco, Algeria, & Tunisia |
| Maghreb | means "the West" in Arabic |
| Algeria | Capital is Algiers |
| Morocco | Capital is Rabat |
| Casablanca | Largest city in Morocco |