Geography of Ancient Egypt

1) This desert is

located in northern

Africa and is a part of

the Libyan Desert. It

is west of

the Nile River.

• Western Desert

• Saharan Desert

• Nubian Desert

• Egypt

2) This desert is located

south of the Western

Desert and west of the

Nile River. It covers the

northern third of

Africa.

• Western Desert

• Nubian Desert

• Sahara Desert

• Egypt

3) This desert is

located east of the Nile

River. It is located in

Sudan, Africa and is

west of the Red

Sea.

• Nubian Desert

• Sahara Desert

• Western Desert

• Egypt

4) This river is located in

Africa and flows north

into the Mediterranean

Sea. It begins in Lake

Victoria, and runs through

the Sudan,

and Egypt.

• Mediterranean Sea

• Red River

• Red Sea

• Nile River

5) This ancient region

is located at the Nile

Delta, which is a

triangular area of

land where the river

meets the

Mediterranean Sea.

• Upper Egypt

• Lower Egypt

• Memphis

• Thebes

6) This ancient region is

located on the Nile River

and south of the city of

Thebes. It is south of the

region of Lower

Egypt.

• Upper Egypt

• Lower Egypt

• Thebes

• Egypt

7) This sea is

located between

the Arabian

Peninsula and

Africa.

• Dead Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

• Red Sea

• Black Sea

8) This sea connects

to the Red and Black

Seas as well as the

Atlantic Ocean. It is

north of Africa, west

of Asia, and south of

Europe.

• Red Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

• Dead Sea

• Black Sea

9) This city was one of the

capitals of Ancient Egypt.

It is located on the Nile

River just south of

Lower Egypt, the Nile

Delta, Giza, and Cairo.

• Memphis

• Thebes

• Memphis

• Cairo

10. 10) This city was one of

    the capitals of Ancient

    Egypt. It is located on the

    Nile in southern Egypt. It

    is just north of

    Upper Egypt.

• Giza

• Cairo

• Thebes

• Memphis