Nile River Basin Quiz

Nile River Basin Quiz

5th Grade

19 Qs

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Nile River Basin Quiz

Nile River Basin Quiz

The Nile River (TCI Chapter 19)

The Nile River (TCI Chapter 19)

Lesson 19 The Nile River

Lesson 19 The Nile River

Nile River

Nile River

Nile River Basin Quiz

Nile River Basin Quiz

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these is the best definition of a river basin?

the sources of a river and its tributaries

the delta created by a river at its mouth

the area drained by a river and its tributaries

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the source of the Blue Nile?

Al-Sudd in South Sudan

Lake Nasser in Egypt

Lake Tana in Ethiopia

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these aspects of life in Egypt depends most on the water stored in Lake Nasser?

annual flooding

sewage treatment

population growth

perennial irrigation

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Read the text below. What part of the Nile River basin does it describe? This area has the richest farmland in all of Africa. Since ancient times, much of Egypt's food has been grown here.

the al-Sudd

the Nile Delta

the land around Lake Nasser

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these created barriers to river travel on the Nile in ancient times?

cataracts

dams

floodplains

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Egypt's main reason for building the Aswan High Dam?

to enable leisure activities on the river

to flood the river's barriers to shipping

to stop sewage from flowing into the river

to develop the river's hydroelectric potential

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

All of the following are benefits provided by hydroelectric dams except

habitat loss

clean energy

flood control

irrigation water

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