Question | Answer |
Where will you find Egypt? | Northern Africa |
What river will you find in Egypt? | Nile River |
What landform makes up most of Egypt? | Desert |
What percent of Egypt is inhabited by people? | 4% |
What is the claim to fame of the Nile? | It is the longest river in the world. |
Where does the Nile River empty? | Mediterranean Sea |
What is a delta? | Area formed from soil deposited by a river at its mouth. |
What do you call the small particles of rich soil deposited by the river? | silt |
Why is the river bank of the Nile good for farming? | The silt was left behind during floods. |
What is the name of the triangle shaped peninsula that jutts into the Red Sea? | Sinai Peninsula |
What body of water seperates Egypt from the Sinai Peninsula? | Suez Canal |
Why is the Suez Canal so important? | It is the passageway from the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea. Otherwise, ships would have to travel all the way around Africa. |
What desert is East of the Nile River? | Eastern Desert (Arabian Desert) |
What desert is West of the Nile River? | Libyan Desert |
What is the capital of Egypt? | Cairo |
Which desert covers 2/3 of Egypt? | Libyan Desert |
The Eastern Desert and the Libyan Desert are a part of what larger desert? | Sahara Desert |
What is the climate of Egypt? | Desert climate...hot in summer and mild winters. There is very little rain |
What is the main economic contributer of Egypt? | Farming |
What are Egypt's major crops? | Cotton, sugar cane, fruits and vegetables |
What is the name of the largest dam on the Nile River? | Aswan High Dam |
What are the benefits of the dams on the Nile River? | They can store water for months behind the dams. This way the farmers can grow three differnt times a year. |
What are the challenges that the dams of the Nile River cause? | They block the flow of silt. This means the land is not getting fertilized like it used to. |
What does Egypt export? | Petroleum products (oil) |
What is the name of the mineral salt used in fertilizer? | Phosphorus |
Who ruled ancient Egypt? | Pharoahs and Kings |
What do you call picture writing? | Hieroglyphics |
What did they make paper from in early Egypt? | Papyrus |
What did the Egyptians develop to keep track of the growing season? | Calendar |
What is the major religion of Egypt? | Muslim |
What type of government does Egypt have? | Republic - president |
Most of the Egyptian population lies within how many miles of the Nile River? | 20 miles |
Waht do you call the farmers that live in villages and farm small plots of land that they rent from landowners? They plant only enough to feed their families. | Fellahin |
What is a bazaar? | A marketplace |
What are mosques? | They are places of worship for followers of Islam. |