Ch. 19 Nile review

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What area of the Nile is described as having the richest farmland in all of Africa, where much of Egypt's food has been grown since ancient times, and is also known as a river's mouth?

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the marshy land of Lake Nasser

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Which are the main reasons why people first built settlements which became cities along the Nile River? Options: drinking water & food (fish, birds & animals), flat, arid landscape & building materials, a sense of community & belonging, recreation & water sports

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drinking water & food (fish, birds & animals)

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What is the name of the body of water that was created when the Aswan High Dam was built?

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Lake Nasser

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Which of these aspects of life in Egypt depends most on the water stored from the Aswan High Dam? population growth, annual flooding, sewage treatment, irrigation of crops

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irrigation of crops

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What was Egypt's main reason for building the Aswan High Dam?

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to develop the river's hydroelectric potential

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This city gets its water from the Nile but dumps sewage & industrial waste? It is one of Africa's largest cities and the capital of Egypt.

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Cairo

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Which of these describes a river basin? Options: the delta created by a river at its mouth, the length of a river from source to mouth, the sources of a river and its tributaries, the low area drained by a river and its tributaries

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the low area drained by a river and its tributaries

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Streams, creeks or smaller rivers that flow into a larger river are called,

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tributaries

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A broad, triangular landform found at the mouth of a river is called,

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delta

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Which lake is located in the forested hills of Ethiopia and is the source of the Blue Nile?

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Lake Tana