Libya and the Maghreb

Chapter 11

Section 2

Pp. 324-327

Libya’s Land

Libya is larger than Alaska

Sahara covers 90% of the land

It has no permanent rivers, but has aquifers

Discovery of oil has brought wealth

Libya’s People and History Arab and Berber (1st

people in North Africa) heritage

Islamic and speak Arabic

86% live on Mediterranean coast

Al-Quaddhafi rules as a dictator

Question

In the 1990’s the Libyan government built pipelines from the desert to coastal areas. What did these pipelines carry?

Oil

Question

Who were the first known people to live in North Africa?

The Berbers

Question

Libya became wealthy from the discovery of which resource?

Oil

Tunisia

Maghreb = Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco Tunisia is smallest country in Africa Farming, textiles, oil, and tourism

Tunisia

Phoenicians built Carthage here Colony of France until 1956 Tunis is capital and has over 1,000,000

people

Question

What is the name of the region formed by Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco?

The Maghreb

Algeria

Largest country in Africa

Good land along Mediterranean coast, but the Sahara is past the Atlas Mountains

Oil and natural gas

Algerians

Mixed Arab and Berber heritage

Muslim and speak Arabic

Former French colony, gained independence through civil war

Algerians

Republic with a strong president

Muslim political parties want to end secular (nonreligious) government, so civil war

Question

Which is the largest country in North Africa?

Algeria

Morocco

Borders Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean

A leading producer of phosphates

Tourism important

Moroccans

Settled by Berbers, conquered by Moors (Arabs)

Colonized by France and Spain

Constitutional monarchy today

Rebels in Western Sahara region

Question

In addition to the Mediterranean Sea, which of these does Morocco border?

The Atlantic Ocean

Question

Morocco is a leading producer of what?

Phosphates