Egypt case study Flashcards

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Population changes of Egypt

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2024 - 114,484,251
2014 - 95,592,324
2004 - 77,522,426
2034 Prediction - 132,340,743

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General facts about Egypt

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Located in North East Africa
Capital is Cairo
River Nile is where most people and industry are located, 95% live on the river banks

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Egypt’s Problems

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Overpopulation 117 people/km^2
Unemployment rate at 7%
Inflation of products

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Egypt’s DTM Stage

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Stage 3

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Egypt’s Climate

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Varies between seasons
Summer is very hot 30-40, sandstorms and low humidity
Winter is cooler from 9-23 degrees
receives 2.5mm of rain per year inland

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Egypt’s farming success

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The seasonal flooding brought nutrient rich sediment providing ideal conditions for agriculture around the river
irrigation systems were developed which allowed them too control water flow

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Food security in Egypt

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Self sustaining with 80% of their food grown in Egypt

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Egypt life expectancy

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Bot sexes lowered by 0.7 years from 2000-2021 too 69.1

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Egypt causes of death

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46% cardiovascular disease
19% respiratory diseases
Low risk of malaria

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