Chapter 7

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

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

What is papyrus?

• remains of ancient buildings
• paper made out of reed plants
• set of symbols used to read and write
• object from an ancient civilization

The most important piece of geography in Ancient Egypt was:

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

Small rivers and streams that feed into a larger one

• Black Land
• Red Land
• Tributaries
• Irrigation

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

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