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Libya

Tunisia

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Libya and

TunisiaCreated byMr. Raponi

Located in North Africa, Libya is a huge country that is about

__________ of the size of the United States.

Until the mid-1900s, Libya was a poor country with few

______________ resources.

The discovery of oil in

________________ brought the country wealth.

The Land Libya is more than

________ desert.

The highest temperature ever recorded on Earth (136 Degrees) was recorded in the

_____________________Desert in 1922.

This is one of the driest countries in the world.

A View of the Libyan Desert

The Economy

Although Libya is too dry for farming, it is the

________________ country in North Africa.

It earns an enormous income from its oil exports.

The government uses profits from oil to improve farming, and to build schools, houses and hospitals.

The People

The ____________ were the first known people to live in North Africa.

The _______________ people of Libya are of mixed Arab and Berber ancestry.

During the

______________, the Arabs

brought _______________ and the Arabic language to North Africa

Who Are the Berbers Today?

More People Most Libyans live in

urban areas along the

______________________ coast, as 70% of Libyans do.

For many centuries, Libya was part of Muslim or European empires until it became independent in

______________.

In 1968, a military officer named

______________________ set up a dictatorship.

2011 Revolution

After popular movements overturned the rulers of Tunisia and Egypt, Libya’s immediate neighbors to the west and east, Libya experienced a full-scale revolt beginning on February 17, 2011.

By February 20, the unrest had spread to the capital city,

___________________

While in hiding, Muammar Gaddafi threatened to destroy the protest movement and to kill protesters and defectors

End of the Revolution

Gaddafi was captured on October 20, 2011 and was shot by the rebel forces.

The "liberation" of Libya was celebrated on October 23, 2011.

It was announced that consultations were under way to form a new government within one month, followed by elections for a constitutional assembly within eight months and parliamentary and presidential elections to be held within a year after that.

At least 30,000 Libyans died in the civil war.

Libya

Tunisia and two other North African countries, (Algeria and Morocco) form a region known as the

_________________.

These three countries form the westernmost region of the Arab-Islamic world.

The Land

About the size of

_______________, Tunisia is North Africa’s smallest country.

Tunisia includes large parts of the

___________________.

Two branches of the rugged

______________ Mountains sweep into northern parts of Tunisia.

The Economy

Both mining and agriculture support Tunisia’s income.

Tunisia exports phosphates and oil.

Tunisian farmers grow wheat, barley, olives,

and _____________- the country’s main farm product.

The People

About all of Tunisia’s

__________________ people are of Arab and Berber ancestry.

60% of Tunisia’s people live in urban areas with more than one million living within the capital city,

_______________.

In modern times, France ruled Tunisia as a colony, they did become an independent republic in

__________________.

Quick Geography of Tunisia

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After a minute of thinking, Turn to your neighbor and teach

them two things that you found interesting during the class

today.