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Chap19 Nile River

Chapter 19 Nile Rive

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What is the longest river in the world? Nile River
What lake is the source (beginning) of the White Nile River Lake Victoria
What lake is the source (beginning) of the Blue Nile River Lake Tana
What Egyptian capital city is along the Nile River? Cairo
What is As Sudd? Swampy area along the Nile River
Where do the White Nile and Blue Nile meet? Khartoum
What is the White Nile like? Slow and light color
What is the Blue Nile like? Fast and dark color
What is a wadi? a dry riverbed that quickly fills with water and can become dangerous
What is a cataract? fast flowing water along rocks and islands, very dangerous
What is a delta? the end of a river
What dam did the Egyptians build along the Nile River? Aswan High Dam
What lake was created by the Aswan Dam? Lake Nasser
What crop is grown along the Nile River cotton
What part of the Nile River does not have a large population because of the Sahara Desert? arid landscape
What area along the Nile River looks like a big "S" through the Sahara Desert? the great bend
What desert does the Nile River flow through? Sahara
Where is Lake Victoria? Uganda
Where is Lake Tana Ethiopia
What is hydroelectric potential? electrical power caused by flowing water
What is perennial irrigation? the year-long watering of crops
What is a river basin? an area drained by a river and its tributaries
What is the water cycle? the movement of water from the earth to the atmosphere and back
Who found the source (beginning) of the White Nile River? John Hanning Speke
Created by: shellysmith999
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