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The River Nile
This category contains questions and answers related to the River Nile. The Nile is located in Africa and is the longest river in the world.
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What are the most deadliest animals in Idaho?
In prehistoric times there were several really mean critters acording to the fossil record. Today the deadliest animal in Idaho is man.
Is the White Nile River east or west of the Blue Nile River?
It is a river and tributary to the River Nile.
What dynasty was based on the heart of the Nile Delta?
The First Dynasty was based at the heart of the Nile Delta in Egypt. The First Dynasty was founded by a king named Meni.
The dry desert land not far from the banks of the Nile was called?
It is referred to as the "Red Land" by the Egyptians.
At what cities do the two rivers converge to form the Nile?
The Blue Nile and the White Nile converge at Khartoum, Sudan.
The Nile used to run from east to west?
The Nile has always run north, from central Africa, to the Mediterranean.
From Memphis What direction would you be heading if you were traveling down the Nile River?
The Nile river flows North through Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea.
How was the Nile River changed?
Mainly the commercialism of it and the building of dams to control it and produce hydro-electricity.
What are 3 main types of work a river carries out along its valley?
the work of rivers can be seen in three ways namely
1. transportation of materials from uplands to lowlands
2. erosion by rivers and the resultant features
3. deposition by rivers and its effects
What is a fertile fan shaped land created were the Nile empties into the Mediterranean sea?
The Nile River Delta.
What is so special about the Nile delta?
the river nile provides water for the egptians so they can survive
What was the effect of the flooding of the Nile River?
When it flooded it left a great amount of very fertile soil, thereby allowing crops to be grown.
When the river flooded it may have providedpositiveeffects like leavingbehindsilt making the soil fertile and rich in nutrients but it also caused many problems. Sometimes when the river would flood too much it would wash away the nutrients with it, meaning all the hassle was really for nothing. Not only this but it would drown all of the crops that were growing on farmland, this cause many economic issues such as marketing droppingdrastically.
Hope you understand in a little more detail!
Why were pyramids built in the desert and never on the ferile land beside the nile river?
It was because it was a dry environment. If they were built on fertile land than the moisture would get in to every crevace and decompose the stone, the pharaoh and make all their valuable metal/gold belongings rusty. Before the Pharaohs were put into their tombs, they were left under salt piles up to 42 days to draw all of the moisture of of their bodies so that their flesh wouldnt rot when they were mummified. Hope that helps you!
How did the nile help with trade and transportation?
By using it to transport commodities around.
In Egypt-Nile was used for trade-ships could travel north(downstream) w/ the current. Ships went south because of the wind. Some trade routes went across the dessert and the nile
What are the advantages of living near the Nile?
The Nile River provided water for: * drinking * washing * irrigation for crops and stock Also: * when the Nile periodically flooded, it brought with it rich alluvial soils which was excellent for the crops The river also provided a means for: * sewage * transportation Essentially, the river was the centre of a community's health and civilisation, particularly in an otherwise arid land.
What are two cites near the nile river?
The Nile Delta is on the northern coast of Egypt. The two major cities in the area are Alexandria and Cairo.
Why was the nile river considered the lifeline of Egypt?
The Nile River is considered the "Lifeblood of Egypt" because, without the Nile River, Egypt would not exist. Without the Nile, Egypt would not have enough water to sustain a civilization of any meaningful size.
The Nile Delta was originally composed of tiny parcels of fertile lands through which the Nile River flowed. The river flooded on a regular basis and, in so doing, helped to spread those fertile soils over a far wider area as well as providing water to them. This allowed people to cultivate the land (which was formerly desert) and to grow crops.
The Nile also provides fish for food, and is used for transport.
What happens to the Nile River in the Spring?
In the spring the water comes rushing down bringing along rich soil called silt.
What is the deepest point of the Nile River?
As the river is over 4,000 miles long that is very difficult to answer. However it is most likely the Murchison Falls also known as Kabalega Falls or Kabarega Falls in Uganda. Here the Nile has to go through a 7 meter wide gap that is the Murchison Falls.
Who predicted the nile river would probably flood?
they Egyptians made a calendar by looking at the stars and each year they found out it flooded at the same time period all the time
