Geography of Egypt Flashcards
1
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Nile
A
it is the longest river in the world, it is over 4,000 miles long, it flows south to north, and starts in the Ethiopian highlands
2
Q
Nile (Basis for all Egyptian Life)
A
annual floods, monsoons, very regular flooding, and the good time for farming was from July-October
3
Q
Benefits of the Nile Flooding
A
Silt, Delta Region (400 miles across, majority of people lived there), Irrigation, Transportation (excellent shipping)
4
Q
Upper Egypt
A
it is “up river” and in southern Egypt
5
Q
Lower Egypt
A
it is “down river” and in northern Egypt
6
Q
Delta Region
A
divides upper and lower egypt
