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Geography of Egypt quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which desert does the Nile River run through?

a)

Kalahari

b)

Syrian

c)

Gobi

d)

Sahara

2.

Egyptians created a ____ that helped them track seasons so they knew the right time to plant and harvest crops.

a)

365-day calendar

b)

shaduf

c)

24-hour clock

d)

pyramid

3.

Name the geographical feature indicated by the top box. It is pointing at the large desert.

a)

Nile River

b)

Sahara

c)

Gobi

d)

Kalahari Desert

4.

Name the geographical feature indicated by the box to the right side of Africa. Please notice the arrow is pointing at a geographical feature.

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Kalahari Desert

c)

Sahara

d)

Nile River

5.

______ Egypt is located at the bottom part of the map. It is higher in elevation than the northern part of ancient Egypt.

a)

Eastern

b)

Western

c)

Lower

d)

Upper

6.

What is indicated by the "1" in the top left corner of this map?

a)

Lower Egypt

b)

Upper Egypt

c)

Red Sea

d)

Nile Delta

7.

Name the geographical feature indicated by a "2."

a)

Nile River

b)

Red Sea

c)

Dead Sea

d)

Mediterranean Sea

8.

What is "3?"

a)

Delta Dawn

b)

Nile Delta

c)

Delta Airlines

d)

Mississippi Delta

9.

Name the item indicated by a "4."

a)

Lower Egypt

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Red Sea

d)

Upper Egypt

10.

Look carefully at what the "5" box is pointing to on the map. What is it?

a)

Nile River

b)

Upper Egypt

c)

Lower Egypt

d)

Nile Delta

11.
What river runs through Egypt? 
a)
Red River
b)
Mediterranean River 
c)
Mississippi River 
d)
Nile River
12.
What is the triangle-shaped area at the mouth of the Nile River that has really fertile soil? 
a)
Nile River Delta
b)
Sahara Delta
c)
Mediterranean Delta
d)
Mississippi River Delta 
13.

What direction does the Nile River flow?

a)

South to North

b)

North to South

c)

East

d)

West

14.
Silt formed from the Nile flooding helped with:
a)
Embalming
b)
Pyramids
c)
Making Papyrus
d)
Growing Crops
15.
Which word below matches this definition: steep rapids along a river 
a)
papyrus
b)
Piankhi
c)
cataracts
d)
dynasty