| A | B |
|---|
| Erg | any vast area covered with sand, as parts of the Sahara Desert. |
| Hammada | rocky plateaus |
| Desert pavement | a vast plain of gravel and rocks |
| Diffusion | : the transmission of elements or features of one culture to another |
| Atlas montains | located in the North West region of Africa |
| Savanna | treeless grassland |
| Nigeria | Largest Population in Africa |
| Morocco | tried to take over Western Sahara |
| sahel | once colonies of France |
| imperialism | policy of conquering new lands to build an empire |
| desertification | when overgrazing causes vegataion go disappear and land changes to desert |
| Islam | religion of most North Africans |
| West Africans | mostly live in smalll villages |
| Aswan High Dam | blocked silt used by farmers |
| Nile Delta | Lower Egypt |
| distributary | a river that flows out of a major river |
| ecology | The balance between living things and their environment |
| fallahin | a native peasant or laborer in Egypt, Syria, etc. |
| Oases | suitable for growing crops |
| subsistence crops | crops grown for personal use |
| cash crops | crops raised to be sold |
| Gifts of the Nile | electrity, fertile delta for crops,water, place to live, irragation |
| West Africa | many countries with diffent culture, language making it hard to govern itself |
| homeless | problem of egypt's growth not having enough space |
