Maghreb region: location & countries

Q.  Which of the following statements is/are correct about Maghreb?

1. Barbary Coast corresponds to Maghreb region.
2. Atlas Mountains are located in Maghreb region.

- Published on 22 Dec 15

a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None

ANSWER: Both
 
- The Maghreb region is situated in North Africa.
- Counrries: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya
- Sometimes Mauritania and of the disputed territory of Western Sahara (mostly controlled by Morocco) is included in Maghreb region.
- Teh reion is partially isolated from the rest of the continent by the Atlas Mountains and the Sahara desert.

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