Egypt Lesson 1 vocabulary

What is a cataract in the context of a river?

• A type of fish

• A waterfall or rapids in a river

• A small boat

• A riverbank

What is a delta?

• A mountain range

• A fan-shaped area of silt near where a river flows into the sea

• A type of tree

• A desert

What is a shadoof used for?

• Fishing

• Transferring river water to storage basins

• Building houses

• Planting crops

What is papyrus?

• A type of fish

• A mountain

• A reed plant that grows wild along the Nile river (used to make paper)

• A kind of rock

Which of the following is a feature of a delta?

• A steep cliff

• A fan-shaped area of silt

• A deep canyon

• A flat plain

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Where does a delta typically form?

• At the top of a mountain

• In the middle of a desert

• Near where a river flows into the sea

• In the middle of a forest

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What is the primary use of papyrus in ancient times?

• Building houses

• Making paper

• Cooking food

• Weaving clothes

What does a shadoof consist of?

• A net and a hook

• A bucket attached to a long pole

• A wheel and axle

• A rope and pulley

Which river is associated with papyrus?

• The Amazon river

• The Mississippi river

• The Nile river

• The Yangtze river

What natural feature is a cataract?

• A desert

• A waterfall or rapids

• A forest

• A mountain