Ancient Egypt Geography

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1
What is the low strip of fertile land located on either side of the Nile River?
Silt
Flood Plain
Delta
Fertile Soil
2
What are the 2 main sources of the Nile River?
the Nile Delta and Floodplains
all of the above
White Nile and Blue Nile
the mountains and desert
3
Egypt is divided into two regions called?
north and south
east and west
middle and end
upper and lower
4
Why is Egypt's climate hot and dry?
They only receive rain in the winter
There is too much sand
All of the above
It's part of the Sahara Desert
5
How long is the Nile River?
3,500 miles
100 miles
4,184 miles
5,000 miles
6
What was left behind once the inundation subsided?
dead fish
Nothing was left behind because everything was destroyed.
crops
a fresh layer of black silt
7
What is a cataract?
set of rocky rapids
and eye problem
farming areas
large waterfall
8
The most important river in Egypt?
Tgris
Euphrates
Nile
Indus
9
How does the Nile flow?
east to west
south to north
west to east
north to south
10
Where did most farming occur in Egypt?
the delta
the desert
the floodplains
all of the above
11
The Nile was crucial for....?
the desert
fish
farming
bathing
12
What did the Egyptians call the Sahara Desert?
an Oasis
the Black Land
the Red Land
they did not have a nickname for it
13
Where is Egypt located
Northeastern Africa
Southwest Africa
Northwest Africa
Middle Africa
14
What important part of the Nile River is in lower Egypt?
the cataracts
waterfalls
none of the above
the delta
15
What does inundation mean?
time of flooding
none of the above
barren desert
harvest the crops
16
The Nile begins in the mountains of Africa and empties into the?
Red Sea
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
17
Where would you find the most fertile soil in Egypt?
Floodplains
the mountains
Nile Delta
the desert
18
Who united Upper and Lower Egypt into one kingdom?
all people joined together to unite the two kingdoms
white crown kings
red crown kings
King Menes

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Ancient Egypt Geography

18 termsStudBud Administration166 plays

An #ancient #Egypt #geography review

Flashcards18 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 18

Answers

1
What is the low strip of fertile land located on either side of the Nile River?
Silt
Flood Plain
Delta
Fertile Soil
2
What are the 2 main sources of the Nile River?
the Nile Delta and Floodplains
all of the above
White Nile and Blue Nile
the mountains and desert
3
Egypt is divided into two regions called?
north and south
east and west
middle and end
upper and lower
4
Why is Egypt's climate hot and dry?
They only receive rain in the winter
There is too much sand
All of the above
It's part of the Sahara Desert
5
How long is the Nile River?
3,500 miles
100 miles
4,184 miles
5,000 miles
6
What was left behind once the inundation subsided?
dead fish
Nothing was left behind because everything was destroyed.
crops
a fresh layer of black silt
7
What is a cataract?
set of rocky rapids
and eye problem
farming areas
large waterfall
8
The most important river in Egypt?
Tgris
Euphrates
Nile
Indus
9
How does the Nile flow?
east to west
south to north
west to east
north to south
10
Where did most farming occur in Egypt?
the delta
the desert
the floodplains
all of the above
11
The Nile was crucial for....?
the desert
fish
farming
bathing
12
What did the Egyptians call the Sahara Desert?
an Oasis
the Black Land
the Red Land
they did not have a nickname for it
13
Where is Egypt located
Northeastern Africa
Southwest Africa
Northwest Africa
Middle Africa
14
What important part of the Nile River is in lower Egypt?
the cataracts
waterfalls
none of the above
the delta
15
What does inundation mean?
time of flooding
none of the above
barren desert
harvest the crops
16
The Nile begins in the mountains of Africa and empties into the?
Red Sea
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
17
Where would you find the most fertile soil in Egypt?
Floodplains
the mountains
Nile Delta
the desert
18
Who united Upper and Lower Egypt into one kingdom?
all people joined together to unite the two kingdoms
white crown kings
red crown kings
King Menes