Ancient Egypt Geography

Question 1

Egypt is on what continent?

Accepted Answer

Africa

Question 2

What is the name of #4 on the map

Accepted Answer

Nile River

Question 3

Which has a higher elevation?

Accepted Answer

Upper Egypt

Question 4

What is the name of #2

Accepted Answer

Nile Delta

Question 5

This desert is located west of the Nile River. It covers the northern third of Africa.

Accepted Answer

Sahara

Question 6

Ancient Egypt is sometimes referred to as the "BLANK of the Nile"

Accepted Answer

Gift

Question 7

This ancient region is located at the Nile Delta, a triangular area of land where the river meets the Mediterranean

Accepted Answer

Lower Egypt

Question 8

Upper Egypt being at a higher elevation than Lower Egypt causes the Nile River to flow......

Accepted Answer

toward Lower Egypt

Question 9

What is the name of #3?

Accepted Answer

Red Sea

Question 10

When the Nile River flood it leaves behind?

Accepted Answer

silt

Question 11

Which was NOT a natural protection from invaders for Egypt

Accepted Answer

The Taurus Mountains

Question 12

What direction does the Nile River flow?

Accepted Answer

North

Question 13

Today Southern Egypt is called?

Accepted Answer

Sudan

Question 14

What is the name of #6 on the map?

Accepted Answer

Lower Egypt

Question 15

What is the name of #1?

Accepted Answer

Mediterranean Sea

Question 16

What plant grew in the marshes and Egyptians used to make paper?

Accepted Answer

papyrus

Question 17

The area of land made of soil at the mouth of a river is called?

Accepted Answer

delta

Question 18

What is the sea to the EAST of Egypt shaped like rabbit ears? (Moses parted this sea).

Accepted Answer

Red Sea

Question 19

What is the name of #5?

Accepted Answer

Upper Egypt

Question 20

The Egyptians relied on the Nile River for

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Questions 20