Egypt's Geography

The Nile River flows through two important regions in Egypt called

• Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt
• Eastern Egypt and Western Egypt
• Nubia and Cairo
• Mesopotamia

The Nile River Valley was well suited for settlement. Which of the following statements supports this fact? 

• The geography support various desert plants and birds.
• The geography included many areas for hunters to hunt widely.
• The geography included areas for farming. 
• The geography helped to unify the country

The Nile River Valley was well suited for settlement. Which of the following statements supports this fact? 

• The geography support various desert plants and birds.
• The geography included many areas for hunters to hunt widely.
• The geography included areas for farming. 
• The geography helped to unify the country

The southern part of Ancient Egypt was called 

• Upper Egypt
• Lower Egypt

Branches of the Nile fanned out to form a triangle-shaped area of soil deposited by a river called a 

• cataract
• delta

Egypt was called the gift because the Nile never flooded the land around it. True or False? If false, please write a correction on your whiteboard. 

• True 
• False

The Nile is the second longest river in the world. True or false? If false, write a correction on your whiteboard. 

• True
• False

The Mediterranean Sea made it easy for other countries to invade Egypt. True or false? If false, write a correction on your whiteboard. 

• True
• False

Egyptian farmers built canals to direct the flow of the Nile and carry water to their fields. True or false? If false, write a correction on your whiteboard. 

• True
• False

Which word below matches this definition: Egypt's first pharoah

• papyrus
• pharaoh
• King Ezana
• Menes