GO TO NETSCAPE, click on OPEN and type http://www.arab.net and click open.

This exercise will examine the countries of North Africa and Southwest Asia in Chapter Three of the book.

Click on Egypt. Then click on Geography.

1. Click on Introduction. What percentage of Egypt is covered by desert?

2. How many square kilometers make up the country?

3. How high (in meters and feet) are the Sinai Peninsula mountains?

4. Which deserts converge and where are they located in reference to Egypt?

CLICK ON BACK and then click on natural resources.

5. What are listed as Egypt's natural resources?

CLICK ON BACK and then click on The Nile.

6. What is the Nile's nickname?

7. Which direction does it flow and how long is it?

CLICK ON BACK two times and go all the way to the bottom and click on Saudi Arabia.

8. Click on Religion under Culture. What is the major religion in this country?

9. What percentage of the population is Sunni Muslim? Shite Muslim?

10. What do all Muslims pray toward during prayer time?

11. How many times a day do they pray?

12. What are the five pillars of Islam? Explain and discuss.

GO BACK AND CLICK ON Business.

13. Click on Economy. What were the first two things the economy was dependent on?

14. What is Saudi Arabia's economy based on now?

15. Does Saudi Arabia have much natural drinking water? If no, how do they get it?

16. What percentage of the economy comes from oil and petroleum products?

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