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WorksheetsEgypt Under Pharaohs (Geography)
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
What river was treasured by the Ancient Egyptians?
Tigris
Euphrates
Nile
Huang He
The Nile River is the world's _____________ river.
Longest
Shortest
Widest
Deepest
The Nile River begins in what what of Africa?
West Africa
East Africa
North Africa
South Africa
The Nile River travels about 3,500 miles to what sea?
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Caspian Sea
Dead Sea
What are cataracts?
Soil and minerals carried by water
Long periods without rain
Heavy rains
Groups of rocky rapids
Rocky cataracts made it impossible for ancient people to travel by ship _____________ from Egypt.
Downstream
Upstream
What region is located upstream from the Mediterranean Sea?
Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
What does the Nile River carries what from its sources in East Africa?
Delta
Cataracts
Sediment
Silt
What is a delta?
Long periods without rain
Groups of rocky rapids
an area of sediment
minerals and soil
The Nile delta formed the region known as what?
Upper Egypt
Lower Egypt
The Black Land
Kemet
Kemet means what?
The Yellow Land
The Blue Land
The Red Land
The Black Land
The Black Land was create as a result of what?
Yearly droughts
Yearly flooding
Heavy rains fell in East Africa during which season?
Fall
Winter
Spring
Summer
What was a result when flood waters drained away in Ancient Egypt?
Fresh Water
Fresh layers of soil
Fresh crops
Fresh cataracts
