Morocco-flagMorocco <<muh RAWK oh>> is a country on the
northwestern coast of Africa. It is on both the Mediterranean
Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. A narrow waterway called the Strait
of Gibraltar connects the Mediterranean and the Atlantic. It
separates Morocco from Spain.  Morocco is bordered by Algeria on
the east and southeast. It claims the desert land of Western
Sahara on the south. Rabat <<rah BAHT>> is the capital of
Morocco, andCasablanca <<KAH suh BLANG kuh>> is its largest
city.   Morocco-mapMorocco has three main land areas. Flat areas
of land called the Coastal Lowlands border the Mediterranean Sea
and the Atlantic Ocean.  The Atlas Mountain Chain runs across
the middle of Morocco. Mountains called the Rif lie in the far
north.  The desert land of the Sahara lies east and south of the
mountains. It is rocky and sandy, with a few oases <<oh AY
seez>>, places where there is water.   Almost all Moroccans come
from Arab and Berber families. Over the years, so many Arabs and
Berbers have married that al