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Geography of Ancient Egypt

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A review of the geography of Ancient Egypt.

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1
Which part of the Nile River is Lower Egypt?
Eastern
Western
Northern
Southern
2
What causes the Nile to flood?
Deltas create glaciers.
Snow melting from glaciers cause it to flood.
Silt creates fertile land.
May to September rains swell the river, causing it to flood.
3
What has this excess of water created where the Nile empties into the Mediterranean?
a fan-shaped delta of fertile land
Ancient Egypt
a whole bunch of silt
millions of pyramids
4
What does the swollen river carry with it as it rushes northward?
delta
Ancient Egypt
silt
pyramids
5
Which part of the Nile river is Upper Egypt?
Eastern
Northern
Southern
Western
6
What is another name for Egypt?
The Fertile Crescent
The Place with the Pyramids
The Gift of the Nile
The Gift from the Gods
7
The Nile River is the world's longest river. How long is it?
over 4 billion miles
over 4 million miles
over 4 thousand miles
4 hundred miles
8
In which direction does the Nile River flow?
East to West
South to North
West to East
North to South