Egypt

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Land

The main river of Egypt, known as the

___________________ of Egypt, is the

___________________ which supplies 85% of the country’s water supply.

Egypt has three major land areas.

Nile River Valley Sinai Peninsula Desert Areas

Flood Control

The Nile River Valley has rich soil formed by

____________, or particles of Earth deposited by water. In ancient times, flood waters left great amounts of this, but dams have helped control the flooding.

The Nile River spreads out into a broad wedge of farmland called a

_________________, or a triangle-shaped area of land at a river’s mouth.

Sinai Peninsula

This section is not actually in Africa but is a part of Southwestern

________________.

This is an extremely important area that helps to connect Africa to Asia.

Here you will find the

__________________ which helps ships pass from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea.

Deserts

West of the Nile River is

the ________________ Desert that covers 2/3 of Egypt’s land area.

Just east of the Nile River

lies the _______________ Desert.

Both of these deserts are parts of the largest desert in the world, the

___________________, which is the size of the Unites States of America

Agriculture

Only ______ of Egypt’s land is good for farming and it lies in the fertile Nile River Valley.

Farmers grow vegetables, sugarcane and wheat. However, cotton is their

___________________.

Until the 1960s, Egyptian farmers could only plant once a year after the flooding of the Nile had gone away.

In 1968, the

______________________ was built to control flooding.

Industry

The Aswan High Dam provides hydroelectric power to Egypt’s industries.

The largest industrial centers are the capital city,

________________ and the seaport Alexandria.

Factories mainly produce food products, textiles, and

______________________, or household goods.

The People Most Egyptians live

within ______________ of the Nile River.

This means that 99% of Egypt’s population lives on only 3.5% of the land.

About 55% of the people live in rural cities, and are farmers that are known as the

_________________.

City Life ________________, the

capital, is a huge city of almost 20 million people and is the largest city in Africa.

Cairo’s mosques, schools, and universities make it a leading center of the Muslim world.

Egypt was the site of one of the most advanced civilizations in the world. Ancient Egyptians used

_______________________, or written picture symbols.

Mummies Mummies are

a huge part of the history of Egypt, BUT WHAT ARE THEY??

                                            

        

The tomb was robbed twice.

King Tut became King at age 9.

Historians believe he died at age 18 in 1323 BC .

After 3,000 years the tomb was discovered by Howard Carter in 1922.

Government Egypt became a republic

in 1953 and was led by General

_____________________.

Under Nasser, Egypt became the most powerful country of the Arab world. He angered many European countries by taking over the Suez Canal.

To win the canal back, many European nations invaded Egypt. The United Nations persuaded the Europeans to settle.