CHAPTER 19:
THE NILE RIVER
A JOURNEY FROM SOURCE TO MOUTH
(1) GEOTERMS
HYDROELECTRIC POTENTIAL:
PERENNIAL IRRIGATION:
RIVER BASIN:
WATER CYCLE:
(2) CHAPTER 19 : CREATIVE STORY
UNDERLINE ALL GEOTERMS WHEN USED (CORRECTLY).
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PICTURE BASED QUESTION:
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PICTURE REPRESENTATION / RAP
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NILE RIVER STUDY GUIDE
1) Where does the Nile River begin its journey?
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2) What is a river basin?
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3) Which Greek scholar called Egypt the "gift of the Nile?"
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5) Describe the water cycle:
6) What is hydroelectric
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7) A system that distributes water to farm fields year round:
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8) What is the source of the Blue Nile?
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9) What is the source of the White Nile?
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10) What "feeds" the Blue and White Niles?
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11) When the two branches of the Nile meet, this is called:
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12)TheAsSuddis:
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13) In what city do the two branches meet?
14) What are cataracts?
15) Are wadis potentially dangerous?
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16) What is the purpose of the Aswan High Dam?
17) Why is their sewage in Cairo?
18) What part of the Nile has the richest farmland?
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