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The Importance of the
Nile river
Analyze Map
• What is the main climate of
Egypt?
• Why would the Nile River be so
important to the people of
Egypt?
Analyze Map
What are the differences
between the Regions of Egypt?
3,000+ Ft
2000-3000 Ft
480-2000 Ft
200-480 Ft
0-200 Ft
Below Sea Level
Take a Guess!
Why does the Nile flow South to North?
Quick Facts About the Nile River
Continent
Africa
Countries it Flows Through
Uganda, Ethiopia, Sudan,
Burundi, Egypt
Length
Approx. 4,160 miles
Source
Burundi, central Africa / Lake
Victoria
Egypt into the Mediterranean
Sea
Mouth
White Nile and Blue Nile
a. White Nile: Starts at Lake Victoria
b. Blue Nile: Starts at Lake Tana in Ethiopia
c. These two rivers move towards Sudan
and meet to form the Nile River
Nile River Valley
a. River Valley a low area between hills that has a running
river through it
Nile River Delta
• Delta: a triangular shaped
set of tributaries (smaller
rivers) that intersect. The bit
of land in between them is
filled with sediments
(nutrients) from the river
water.
• River Mouth: is the part of a
river that flows into a lake,
reservoir or ocean
Black Land vs. Red Land
a. Egyptians called their land Kemet
1.
Kemet means “The Black Land”
2. It was dark from the soil or silt that was left behind from the Nile’s
flooding
3. This land was Fertile and good for farming
b. Beyond the Fertile Black Land was the “Red Land”
1. The Red Land was the desert
2. Egyptians did not settle here
The Flow of the Nile
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South
4000 Miles!
North
Right Near Us!
Northern
New
Jersey
Wallkill
River
What Do Egyptians Get From The Nile?
a. Fertile and Rich Soil
b. Water
c. Transportation and
Travel
d. Plants: Papyrus Reeds for
paper and Boats
e. Animals
f.
Ability to make new
tools
The Nile River Today
• About 95 % of Egypt's
population live in and
around the Nile River
Valley
• Use the Nile for many
aspects of Economy
• Fishing
• Farming
• Industry / Travel
• Tourism
Reflect
Answer the following question in at least 1
sentences
• Imagine you live in ancient Egypt, what is
one way you would utilize the Nile to your
advantage?
• IDEAS …
• Would you invent something new?
• How would you use the fresh water?