Ancient Egypt
Directions: After reading and taking notes about the geography of Egypt, complete the
three tasks below.
1. Locate and label the following places.
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Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Nile River
Sahara desert
Upper Egypt
Lower Egypt
Draw a triangle around the Delta
Label the Delta
2. Color the following items.
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Color land yellow
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Color water blue
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Trace the Nile River with blue
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Color the flood plain of the Nile
green
3. Answer the following questions with a complete sentences.
1. What is the source of the Nile River? _________________________________________________________
2. What is the mouth of the Nile River?________________________________________________________
3. What is a delta? _________________________________________________________________________
4. Why was the flooding of the Nile river so important?
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