NASWA Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
What is the most important river in Egypt? | The Nile River |
Three things all civilizations have? | 1. written language, 2. cities, 3. specialized jobs |
What was the name of the first known civilization? | Mesopotamia |
Where was Mesopotamia located? | Between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers |
Where is the Fertile Crescent? | The area of land in between the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf. |
How did the Fertile Crescent get its name? | It is shaped like a crescent, and it is an area with rich soil where crops grow very well. |
What are 4 reasons civilizations develop around rivers? | irrigation for crops, transportation, drinkable water, food source |
What was the main advantage to building the Aswan High Dam? | Controlled flooding |
The removal of salt from water is called | desalinization |
Saudi Arabia is between what 2 bodies of water? | Persian Gulf and the Red Sea |
Which countries border Israel? | Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon |
What country are Mesopotamia, and the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers mostly in? | Iraq |
Which countries border Libya? | Egypt and Algeria |
The Aswan High Dam was built to... | Control flooding, provide water for irrigation, and generate hydroelectricity |
The Suez Canal connects what 2 bodies of water? | Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea |
The Suez Canal flows through what country? | Egypt |
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