The Nile

Question 1

Where is the Nile

Answer 1

North-East Africa, mouth in the Nile, passes through Sudan, south Sudan, Ethiopia,

Question 2

What are the main two tributaries to the Nile

Answer 2

Blue and White Nile

Question 3

What are the traditional uses by the villages ( 5 )

Answer 3

1/ Water
2/ Washing
3/ Transport
4/ Sewage disposal
5/ Fishing

Question 4

What 3 modern uses for the Nile

Answer 4

1/ Irrigation
2/ Dams for HEP
3/ Lake Nasser in Egypt generates a lot of tourism

Question 5

What is the conflict

Answer 5

Sharing and protecting the river at a time of climate change and severe population increase

Question 6

Which two countries most predominately use the Nile

Answer 6

Egypt and Sudan

Question 7

Why is Sudan so dependent on the Nile

Answer 7

1/ Facing problem of increasing desertification
2/ Government wants to expand the use of irrigation to increase the food supply, which will mean taking more water from the Nile

Question 8

Why is Egypt so dependent on the Nile

Answer 8

1/ Relies on the Nile for 90% of its water supply

2/ Population expected to increase by 33% by 2050 meaning high demand

Question 9

Why doe Ethiopia and uganda rely on the Nile

Answer 9

1/ Population increase

2/ HEP

Question 10

What does NBI stand for

Answer 10

Nile basin initiative

Question 11

When was the NBI launched

Answer 11

1999

Question 12

What did the NBI imply

Answer 12

The NBI is a platform for stakeholders to share information and negotiate peacefully in the joint planning and management of the Nile