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WorksheetsThe Geography of Ancient Egypt
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
What is located in the circled area of the map?
Mediterranean Sea
Upper Egypt
Thebes
Nile Delta
Name the body of water circled in the picture.
Mediterranean Sea
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
Nile River
Which region of Egypt is circled on the map?
Upper Egypt
Lower Egypt
Which region of Egypt is circle on the map?
Upper Egypt
Lower Egypt
Why is Lower Egypt above Upper Egypt on a map?
It isn't. Upper Egypt is above Lower Egypt
Because the Egyptians hadn't invented direction yet
Because the Nile flows north and the river ends in Lower Egypt
Because the Nile flows south
What is the name of the desert that Egypt is located in?
the Arabian Desert
the Sahara Desert
the Syrian Desert
Death Valley
How was the desert beneficial (helpful) to the ancient Egyptian people?
It acted as a natural barrier and kept invaders away.
It was not beneficial.
Egyptians could grow many crops there.
It made the climate easy to live in.
What sea is this?
the Mediterranean
the Black Sea
the Dead Sea
the Red Sea
What body of water does the Nile River empty into?
the Mediterranean Sea
The Red Sea
the Black Sea
the Persian Gulf
What type of useful plant grew naturally along the banks of the Nile River?
the lotus flower
papyrus
bamboo
barley
What is the tool that Egyptians used to water their fields?
buckets
dams
shaduf
sprinklers
The Blue Nile and White Nile are examples of what type of geographic feature?
tributaries
rivers
lakes
cataracts
What is a cataract?
an eye disease
a waterfall with rock filled rapids
a cliff
a river
What on Earth is this?
the Nile Delta
an abstract piece of art
an oasis
a tributary
In ancient Egypt, what was considered a kingdom?
an area of land ruled by a king or queen
a castle or palace where a monarch lives
a long period of time
The soil along the banks of the Nile was good for growing crops because it had plenty of
nutrients
silt
seeds
quarry
Having a great deal of wealth and success is to be
lucky
prosperous
rich
greedy
A time when crops fail and many people starve is called
shaduf
starvation
silt
famine
The part of a river where it breaks into smaller streams and empties into a larger body of water is a.....
a tributary
a delta
a sea
a cataract
What is silt?
a spice
dirt
a fine nutrient rich soil
fertilizer
What is a quarry?
an underground mine
an open pit where rock is mined
a question
This is an example of a
cataract
a tributary
a delta
Define "natural resource".
a geographic feature that is part of the Earth and not man made
a naturally formed material that is useful to humans
Define "geographic feature".
A feature of the Earth that is made by nature, not people
a material or substance found naturally that is useful to people
Fresh water and fertile soil are examples of (a)
Mountains and lakes are examples of ...
(a)
Fish, wild animals, and birds were all types of.....
geographic features
natural resources
True or False: Sheep, cows, wheat, and cucumbers are all examples of natural resources.
True
False
Where does the Nile River begin?
In Khartoum
In the mountains of Central Africa
In Egypt
At the Mediterranean Sea
The cataracts were beneficial to the Egyptians because.....
They could white water raft along them
they created hydro-electric power
they kept out invaders
they were beautiful to look at
