Ancient Egypt Geography

What river runs through Egypt? 

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

What is the sea to the NORTH of Egypt where the Nile River flows into? 

• Red Sea
• Mediterranean Sea
• Nile Sea
• Gulf of Mexico 

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 

Which kingdom is farther SOUTH?

• Upper Egypt
• Lower Egypt

Where is the fertile land in Egypt? 

• In the deserts
• On the banks of the rivers

What is silt? 

• Good soil deposited by the rivers
• Bad soil deposited by the rivers
• Good soil deposited through windstorms in the desert
• Bad soil deposited by windstorms in the desert

What is the triangular green location on the map?

• Nile river
• Nile delta
• Mediterranean Sea 
• Nile valley

The Nile flooded:

• At the same time every year.
• Unexpectedly
• Never
• All the time

Upper Egypt is called "upper" because:

• It is where the Nile ends.
• It is where the pharaohs and priests live.
• It is near the gods.
• It is at a higher elevation.

The most important piece of geography in Ancient Egypt was:

• Cataracts
• The Valley of Kings
• The Desert
• The Nile River