What is located in the circled area of the map?

• Mediterranean Sea

• Upper Egypt

• Thebes

• Nile Delta

Name the body of water circled in the picture.

• Mediterranean Sea

• Persian Gulf

• Red Sea

• Nile River

Which region of Egypt is circled on the map?

• Upper Egypt

• Lower Egypt

Which region of Egypt is circle on the map?

• Upper Egypt

• Lower Egypt

Why is Lower Egypt above Upper Egypt on a map?

• It isn't. Upper Egypt is above Lower Egypt

• Because the Egyptians hadn't invented direction yet

• Because the Nile flows north and the river ends in Lower Egypt

• Because the Nile flows south

What is the name of the desert that Egypt is located in?

• the Arabian Desert

• the Sahara Desert

• the Syrian Desert

• Death Valley

How was the desert beneficial (helpful) to the ancient Egyptian people?

• It acted as a natural barrier and kept invaders away.

• It was not beneficial.

• Egyptians could grow many crops there.

• It made the climate easy to live in.

What sea is this?

• the Mediterranean

• the Black Sea

• the Dead Sea

• the Red Sea

What body of water does the Nile River empty into?

• the Mediterranean Sea

• The Red Sea

• the Black Sea

• the Persian Gulf

What type of useful plant grew naturally along the banks of the Nile River?

• the lotus flower

• papyrus

• bamboo

• barley