Egypt: Geography of the Nile

What are the two main tributaries of the Nile River?

• Upper Nile and Lower Nile

• Egyptian Nile and Nubian Nile

• The First Nile and the Second Nile

• Blue Nile and White Nile

Why did ancient Egyptians call their land Kemet, or the "black land"?

• This area experiences several solar eclipses per year.

• Their land was often darkened by large numbers of flying insects.

• A dark plant that grows well in the desert covers the ground.

• The soil on the flood plain left by the Nile River flooding is dark and fertile.

The "red land" beyond the river bank

• protected Egypt and Nubia from foreign attacks.

• was perfect for farming.

• absorbed red silt from the highlands.

• contained all six cataracts.

Nubia developed trade routes over land because

• there was not enough wood to build boats.

• the Egyptians controlled the Nile.

• the cataracts prevented river travel in Nubia.

• Nubians only traded with Fertile Crescent civilizations.

What region along the Nile extended from the city of Memphis to the Mediterranean Sea?

• Upper Nubia

• Lower Egypt

• Lower Nubia

• Upper Egypt

What region along the Nile extended from the 6th cataract to the 2nd cataract?

• Upper Nubia

• Lower Egypt

• Lower Nubia

• Middle Egypt

What region along the Nile extended from the 1st cataract to the city of Memphis?

• Middle Nubia

• Lower Egypt

• Lower Nubia

• Upper Egypt

What is one of the most fertile areas of the Nile River closest to the Mediterranean Sea?

• Upper Nubia

• Nile Kemet

• Lower Nubia

• Nile Delta

What region along the Nile extended from the 2nd cataract to the 1st cataract?

• Upper Nubia

• Lower Egypt

• Lower Nubia

• Upper Egypt

A ____________________ is a large waterfall or any strong flood or rush of water?

• A) cataract

• B) kemet

• C) delta

• D) silt