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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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Where did the Nile River get its name?
The Nile gets its name from the Greek word "Nelios", meaning River Valley.
Why do you think settlements developed along the Nile despite the danger of floods?
the land was fertile and easy to farm on and also a clean water source also civilizations along the nile river advance and developed ways to control the floods so they did not destroy their cities
How long has the Nile River been around?
Ever since your great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great grandparents were born and from then to when your great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great grandparents were born. Life is wonderful isn't it..
How many miles was the fertile land on both sides of the Nile?
Given the river is over 4,000 miles long and flows through all kinds of landscape, from jungle to desert, it is impossible to calculate.
How were the floods of the Nile valley different from and similar to Mesopotamia?
The Nile valley relates to the Nile River and Mesopotamia is a great landmass and therefore cannot be compared.
Why do Singapore river do not have delta?
because it is very dirty and had been cleaned long ago during the 80's to 90's
Why were the ancient Egyptians not afraid of the flood?
they really didn't have to be afraid because they had irrigation( they dug basins to trap floodwater and had canals in case of droughts)
They also knew when the floods were coming.
What is the elevation on the banks of nile river?
It ranges from zero [0 meters] at its mouth where it flows into the Mediterranean Sea to 2,700 meters in one of its sources the White Nile.
What is the longest river in the wold?
Right now it is the Amazon River, located in the Amazon Rainforest. But it used to be the Nile River, which runs through Egypt.
How do water flows in Nile River?
South to north.
The river just flows down hill, from the high mountains in the middle of Africa to the Nile delta (point where Nile enters the Mediterranean Sea).
What is the city of the Nile Delta of Egypt?
Cairo is located on the banks and islands of the Nile River in the north of Egypt, immediately south of the point where the river leaves its valley and breaks into two branches into the low-lying Nile Delta region.
The availability of arable land as well as safe higher ground meant that the civilization could make use of the Nile Valley to grow food and use the river for transportation and trade.
Where does the Nile River enter the sea?
The Mediterranean Sea is at the mouth of the Nile River. The Mediterranean Sea connects to the Alantic Cean, and is almost completely enclosed by the coastlines of three continents - Asia, Africa and Europe.
What is transportation in rivers?
Transportation is the process by which fragments of rock are moved from one place to another. The rock can be transported by ice, wind or water. Weathering and transportation together are called erosion.
Can you fish on the river Nile?
It depends on the laws where you are trying to fish, but many people fish on rivers. Many times, that is the best place to get fresh water fish. For your own health and safety, you should ensure the water where you are fishing is not polluted. Your local county extension office or game warden can help you determine safe fishing locations. You also can ask at the location where you purchase your fishing license about good places to fish.
What surrounds the niles delta region?
the mediterannean sea and the these two deserts on both sides of the delta this wuz posted by kaitlin
Which countries does the White Nile run through?
The Nile River is located on the continent of Africa and consists of two main branches (the White Nile and the Blue Nile), these merge and become one river known simply as the Nile River. The White Nile is the source of most of the Nile's water and fertile soil. The White Nile is the longer of the two rivers.
The source of the White Nile is the Great Lakes area in Rwanda.
The source of the Blue Nile is Lake Tana, Ethiopia in the Ethiopian hill-country.
The White Nile flows from Rwanda, through Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan and then Sudan.
The Blue Nile flows from its source in Ethiopia into south eastern Sudan.
Both the White and Blue Niles travel through Sudan and then merge at Khartoum (where the name changes simply to The Nile River) before traveling north through the rest of Sudan, into Egypt and finally flowing into the Mediterranean Sea at the Nile Delta
So in short the Nile River flows through: Rwanda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, Sudan and Egypt. To be fair there are also a few smaller, feeder branches that deposit water into the White Nile that have their origins in the Democratic Republic of Congo, although they are not normally considered part of the source. The Blue Nile's source, Lake Tana, is fed by rivers of Eritrea.
Other: Length - 6,650 km (4,130 miles).
Although the Nile is not the largest river in volume, it is one of the longest rivers in the entire world. The Nile runs through the countries of Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Zaire, Kenya, Eritrea, Tanzania, Rawanda, and Burundi.
Describe the route of the nile river use the word delta in the answer?
The course of the Nile River flowed north from its sources in Ethiopia through sedan and Egypt and spread out into a delta at Mediterranean Sea.
What is the relative location of the nile river?
The relative location of the Nile River is in the Northeast corner of Africa.
