Ancient Egypt

The major natural resource of Egypt is the

• Nile River

• Sahara Desert

• Ganges River

• Dead Sea

Upper Egypt is in the ____.

• south

• north

• east

• west

Lower Egypt is in the

• north

• south

• east

• west

The Nile river begins in Central Africa in the country of

• Sudan

• Wakanda

• Chad

• Tanzania

Wild rapids called _________ are formed from the narrow cliffs on the Nile and prevented attacks from the south.

• cataracts

• tsunami's

• white water

• waterfalls

The Nile flows into which body of water?

• Mediterranean Sea

• Red Sea

• Ionian Sea

• Aegean Sea

Where the Nile River meets the Mediterranean Sea is called the

• Nile Delta

• brackish water

• Dead Sea

• Blue Delta

The Nile's flooding develops from the ......(choose 2)

• massive amounts of rain in Central Africa

• melting snow in East Africa

• the Red Sea floods

• melting snow in the Alps

What was completed in 1970 and provides electricity for rural Egyptians

• The Aswan Dam

• The Reservoir of Egypt

• The Dam of Egypt

• The Egyptian utilities system

What is a bucket attached to a long pole, to lift water from the Nile to put in the basin.

• shadoof

• bucket pole

• water dump

• canal lift