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Search Activity 27: Northern Africa (A)
1. The world’s longest river is located in Africa. Name this famous river.
2. In what direction does the Nile River flow? (north, south, east, or west).
4. What is the predominant religion in Morocco?
5. What two gulfs surround the Sinai Peninsula?
6. Southwest Asia is the part of Asia that borders on Africa. What is another name for this
region?
7. What is the predominant religion in Algeria?
9. The continent of Africa has the largest desert in the world, stretching from the Atlantic
Ocean to the Red sea. What is the name of this desert?
10. Is most of north Africa desert of tropical rainforest?
12. What is the name of the canal that divides mainland Egypt from the Sinai Peninsula?
13. What mountain range stretches across Morocco and northern Algeria?
17. What is the predominant religion in Libya?
18. The Sinai Peninsula joins which two Middle East countries?
19. What is the name of the major African river that flows north into the Mediterranean?
21. What is the name of the narrow channel of water that separates Spain (in Europe) from
Morocco (in Africa)?
23. What is the name of the canal connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea?
24. What countries share a border with Israel?
25. The Suez Canal connects the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. In what country is it
located?
26. What country claims the Canary Islands?
27. What two seas does the Suez Canal link?
30. Which river flows through the northeastern edge of the Sahara Desert?
31. Is a part of Egypt in Asia?
32. What is the capital of Egypt?
33. What countries in Africa touch the Mediterranean Sea?
36. What African country lies closest to Europe?
37. In what country would I find the famous landmark called the Sphinx?
40. Where does the lowest amount of rainfall in Africa occur?
42. What sea borders Egypt to the north?
43. Where would I go to see the Pyramids at Giza?
44. What is the predominant religion in Egypt?
45. What small islands are located off the coast of Morocco?
47. What is the world’s largest desert?
49. What is the predominant religion in northern Africa?
51. What is the name of the sea that separates Africa from Europe?
53. What is the name of the lake on the Nile River formed by the Aswan Dam?
54. What body of water would you cross to get from Turkey to Egypt?
55. What is the name of the country that borders Egypt to the west?