Egypt Geography

What river runs through Egypt? 

• Red River
• Mediterranean River 
• Mississippi River 
• Nile River

What is the triangle-shaped area at the mouth of the Nile River that has really fertile soil? 

• Nile River Delta
• Sahara Delta
• Mediterranean Delta
• Mississippi River Delta 

What direction does the Nile River flow? 

• North
• South
• East 
• West 

Silt formed from the Nile flooding helped with:

• Embalming
• Pyramids
• Making Papyrus
• Growing Crops

Which word below matches this definition: steep rapids along a river 

• papyrus
• Piankhi
• cataracts
• dynasty

How were the Nile floods different than the Tigris and Euphrates?

• it was Predictable 
• It was Destructive
• It was Annually
• It was Catastrophic 

What did Egyptians do in the dry season?

• Hunt for food
• Gather food
• Prepare for the cold climate
• Irrigate their crops

What device helped Egyptians lift water from the rivers?

• Shadoof
• Plow
• Buckets
• Wheels

What type of climate does Egypt have?

• Tropical with warm temperatures and lots of rain.
• Temperate with four seasons like our own.
• Arid with hot temperatures and very little rainfall.
• Arctic with freezing temperatures and little rainfall.

Which of the following is NOT a natural resource of Egypt?

• water for irrigation
• fish and water birds to hunt
• water for drinking
• trees for building