PPT-North Africa, 1942

Battle of El Alamein Egypt 23 Oct 1942 4 Nov 1942 After Tobruk Rommels Afrika Corps appeared poised to take the rich oil fields of the Middle East as well as shipping ports Wehrmacht is overstretched fighting far from home. Physical Geography. Landforms. Atlas Mountains are located in the northwest in Morocco.. Sinai Peninsula is part of Egypt to the east.. Sahara Desert is in southern North Africa.. Bodies of Water. Nile River is in Egypt.. . Africa. NEW GENERATION. YOUTH IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA:. DEMOGRAPHIC CHALLENGE OR OPPORTUNITY?. Nearly. one of five people living in . North. . Africa. and . the . Middle East. (NAME) . By: . Jonna. Coleman, And Nama . Sanduk. The Nile River. A interesting fact is that it is the longest river in the world.. Another interesting fact is that there are two main branches the white Nile which is in East Africa and the Blue Nile which is in Ethiopia.. Ethnically, most Middle Easterners and North Africans are . Arab. , which means they:. Have Arab blood (descent) . Speak Arabic as primary language. However, North Africa also has . Berbers. A minority ethnic, native group of people from North Africa who have their own culture and ways. By: Eva Mora & Yenessa Muniz . North Africa Campaign. Most of Western Europe was under the control of Axis powers. . Axis wanted to deprive Allies access to Middle Eastern oil and the Suez Canal.. By: . MH. , . SY. , . OD. , . AJ. Thesis. The struggle for access to the Mediterranean Sea and the Suez Canal caused Germany to send the Afrika Korps to aid Italy against the British Eighth Army. The . Vocab: silt, pharaohs, hieroglyphs. History. 1. st. peoples of North Africa were hunter-gatherers.. Population was concentrated along the Mediterranean and Nile river.. Every year the Nile floods spreading silt( finely ground soil) over its banks.. BE-A: July 1942-October 1942 . OT: October 1942-December 1942. By: Caitlin Hanson, Abi McBride, Annie Richardson, . Spoorthi. Gowda, Tony Hines and Conner Thompson.. The Battle of El-Alamein. Who: The British army with assets from numerous countries vs the . Pre-AP Geography. November 17. th. – 25th. Chapter 20 North Africa– Physical Geography. PHYSICAL FEATURES. The Nile River . It is . the longest river in the . world. Flows . more than 4,000 miles northward through the desert. What makes this A Region?. Deserts and Mountains. Population that practices one of the three major monotheistic religions. Possession of more than half of the worlds known oil reserves. A need for freshwater resources. What makes this A Region?. Deserts and Mountains. Population that practices one of the three major monotheistic religions. Possession of more than half of the worlds known oil reserves. A need for freshwater resources. 1. Tuesday, November 10, 1942. Anne discusses how Mr. . Dussel. , a Jewish dentist, will be joining them in hiding. . Real name: Fritz . Pfeffer. Fritz was originally from Germany, but moved to Amsterdam to escape the Nuremburg laws, which prohibited him from marrying his girlfriend, . June 4, 1940. Battle of the Atlantic. . 1939 – 1945 (Jan. 1942 – July 1943 were decisive). German U-Boats were sinking unprotected U.S. and other Allies' merchant ships . Allies . began using convoys to protect ships. Mrs. Costello. Mrs. . Suto. ,. Ms. . Soddano. Geography. 2. nd. largest continent. 1/5 of Earth’s land surface. Varied geographic features.. Climate Zones.