Egypt Geography

What river flows through Egypt?

• Nile

• Tigris

• Amazon

What physical features are to the east and west of Egypt?

• mountains

• deserts

• rivers

What is a cataract?

• large waterfall

• small mountain

• volcano

What is a delta in ancient Egypt?

• an area of rich soil where the Nile ran into the sea

• an airline company

• a kind of pyramid

Why didn't Egypt get invaded very often?

• protected on all sides by a wall

• protected on all sides by desert, cataracts, and marsh

• the kings made agreements with enemies

Egyptians knew when the Nile river would flood.

• true

• false

Egyptian city-states and villages got along well.

• true

• false

How did the Nile River help Egyptians? There are 3 answers!!

• water for farming

• transportation

• water for drinking and cooking

• water for a Six Flags waterpark

Egypt gets a lot of rain every year.

• true

• false

Egypt is located on this continent.

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe