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History Alive: Ancient World, Ch. 7-Geography of Egypt & Canaan
History Alive: Ancient World, Ch. 7-Geography of Egypt & Canaan
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1
What physical feature was difficult to live in but provided protection from enemies?
valleys
deserts
jungles
mountains
2
Which of the following is an element of ancient Egypt's topography?
a mild climate
a river valley
the length of the growing season
the fertility of the soil
3
Canaan's western border was ___.
the Lebanon Mountains.
the Mediterranean Sea.
the Negev Desert.
the Jordan River.
4
How did Egyptian settlements benefit by being surrounded by desert?
It offered protection from invaders.
It had plants sheep could graze on.
It had good land for growing crops.
It made trade and travel easy.
5
What did papyrus provide?
Paper and rope
Silt
Protection
Fish
6
What is a LOCAL physical feature we have around where we live?
Ocean
Forest Preserve
Mountains
Desert
7
Why is the Dead Sea not a good source to drink or water plants with?
The salt dries things out
The water evaporated
Not enough water
No fish
8
Where did the Kushites settle?
along the northern Nile
by the Red Sea
in the Libyan Desert
on the southern NIle
9
How was the Jordan River different from the Nile River?
It did not flood regularly.
It did not have a strong current.
It was home to many fish.
It was salt water.
10
How did the Nile River's flooding benefit people?
Floods kept enemies away.
Floods helped leaders stay in power.
Floods left silt behind that was good for farming.
Floods kept Egyptians and Kushites away from each other.
11
What physical feature provided drinking water, fishing, traveling, and flooded regularly?
Nile River
Nubian Desert
Dead Sea
Jordan River
12
What large body of water provided fishing, transportation, and trade?
Arabian Desert
Mediterranean Sea
Sea of Galilee
Jordan River
13
What affected where people settled?
Environmental factors
Money
Wars
Heat
14
Because of this most important physical feature, early settlers lived ____.
around trees.
on hills.
in a desert.
near a river.
15
Why were some people in Canaan herders rather than farmers?
The sun was too strong for farming.
The Dead Sea was too salty.
The ground was too cold for farming.
The land was hilly and dry
16
What did the Sea of Galilee and the Jordan River provide to people?
fresh water and fishing
silt from floods for good farming
protection from enemies
17
What body of water provided transportation and trade but was too salty to drink?
Dead Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Nile River
Sea of Galilee
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What is a physical feature?
Mall
Airport
Church
Mountain
