The Nile River

The Egyptians called their land ________, which means “black land,” after the dark, rich soil.

• comet

• kemet

• obsidian

• kermit

Egypt's climate is

• hot and wet

• hot and cold

• hot and dry

• cold and wet

The Nile is the world's longest river, about _____ miles.

• 2,000

• 3,000

• 4,000

• 10,000

The odd fact about the Nile is that it

• has red water

• dried up

• runs south to north

• runs north to south

The Nile River starts out as two separate rivers, the

• Red Nile and Yellow Nile

• White Nile and Blue Nile

• White Nile and Red Nile

• Blue Nile and Orange Nile

Along the Nile River, steep cliffs and large boulders form fast moving waters called ___.

• cataracts

• rapids

• quickies

• trippies

The Nile River flows into the Mediterranean Sea and forms a _______.

• stream

• river

• delta

• watershed

The Nile River is bordered by the largest desert in the world, the

• Gobi

• Red

• Johnsonville

• Sahara

The ancient Egyptians called the desert the “__________” because of their scorching heat.

• oven land

• red land

• orange land

• scorching

The statue near the Great Pyramid that has a lion's body with a man's head is the

• Mufasa

• Nala

• Leo

• Sphynx