Social Studies, Unit 4 review

What is the source of the Blue Nile?

• As Sudd in Sudan

• Lake Nasser in Egypt

• Lake Tana in Ethiopoa

• Murchison Falls in Uganda

What part of the Nile River basin has "the richest farmland in all of Africa"?

• The As Sudd

• The Nile Delta

• The land by Lake Nasser

• The land where the 2 Niles meet

What is the source of the White Nile?

• Lake Tana in Ethiopia

• Lake Victoria in Uganda

• Lake Nasser in Egypt

• As Sudd in Sudan

Which of these is the BEST definition of a "river basin"?

• The sources of a river and its tributaries

• The delta created by a river at its mouth

• The area drained by a river from its tributaries

• The length of a river from its source to its mouth

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

• To encourage water sports on the river

• To flood the river's barriers to shipping

• To stop sewage from slowing into the river

• To develop the river's hydroelectric potential

All of the following are benefits of hydroelectric dams EXCEPT:

• habitat loss

• clean energy

• flood control

• irrigation water

At what city do the White and Blue Niles meet to become one?

• Ethiopia

• Rome

• Burundi

• Khartoum

In this diagram of the water cycle, what is C?

• condensation

• infiltration

• evaporation

• runoff

In this diagram of the water cycle, what is A?

• precipitation

• evaporation

• infiltration

• condensation

In this diagram of the water cycle, what is B?

• runoff

• infiltration

• precipitation

• condensation