Egyptian Geography Quiz

Why did Egyptians call their home "The Black Land"?

• It was full of death

• Storms darkened the skies

• The Nile carried dark, fertile soil

• They didn't. It's called the Red Land.

True or False: The flooding of the Nile made cities possible in Egypt.

• True

• False

Which Egyptian kingdom had access to the sea?

• Upper Egypt

• Lower Egypt

Name the two sections of the Nile in Egypt.

• The South Nile

• The North Nile

• The Nile River Valley

• The Nile Delta

What was the Egyptian name for the Sahara?

• Deshret: "The Red Land"

• Kemet: "The Black Land"

• Hedjet: "The White Land"

• Pa Skemet: "The Great Land"

The fertile soil from floods allowed Egyptians to do what?

• Plant their crops twice a year

• Farm without having to work hard

• Lease their land to others

The Nile River flows in what direction?

• north
• south
• east
• west

The Nile River flows into this body of water:

• The Persian Gulf
• The Black Sea
• The Mediterranean Sea
• The Red Sea

A triangle area at a river's end

• cataract
• silt
• Lower Egypt
• delta

Which reason most likely explains why Egyptians in the Nile River valley often had crop surpluses?

• The land there was very fertile
• The people need crop surpluses so they could develop crafts.
• The people were hardworking.
• The Nile River allowed many people to fish instead of farm.