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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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How is the Amazon nile and Mississippi rivers alike?
They are alike by the are all the longest and bigest rivers in each of there individual continents
Why was Aswan dam important to the Nile?
Because the aswan dam help lead the water to the nile river so the the water can flow easily.also so each part of the settlements break through streams to help navigate water to the ancient egyptians.
How did the egyptians measure the nile?
Regarding Egypt, they use a device they called a 'Nilometer'. This measured the water levels of the Nile and took various forms, from a simply pillar to a complex structure. They would be marked-off in 'cubits' which equalled about half a meter. It was reckoned that if the water level did not reach the mark of 16 then there would be drought and famine. The link below will give more details.
What direction would you be traveling if you flew over mt. Everest and then over the nile river?
Any direction between due west and southwest
Where does the nile river's water come from?
The source of the Nile is Lake Victoria which inside Africa. It doesn't come from the Mediterranean Sea because if it did the salt water from the sea would've killed all the crops and plants. So as life surrounds the river and as the river empties into the Sea the Lake is the source.
When did the Nile River dry up?
The river nile was formed by water constantly on top of the ground. It created a ditch and the water filled it up.
It is as old as history itself, at least a few million years. The link below will give you a general overview.
What river flows through Egypt to the Mediterranean sea?
The Nile flows through Egypt to the Mediterranean
Why do farmers rely on the river nile?
The people of Egypt used The Nile River for many different reasons.
- Irrigation for crops
- Washing
- Hunting (Fish)
- Transportation
- Water/Hydration
- Fertile Soil
Also, reeds called papyrus grew along the banks of the Nile. Egyptians used the papyrus for building boats and using it as paper.
What is the fastest flowing river in North America?
It's hard to pick three.
The US river system is the Mississippi (and tributaries, including the Missouri and the Illinois and the Ohio and the Arkansas and and and). It's certainly got to be one of the three.
Now, though... it gets harder. There's the Colorado, the Columbia, the Rio Grande (slightly more than half of which is actually on the US-Mexico border), the St. Lawrence (most of which is in Canada, though for part of its course it forms the border between Canada and the US), the Hudson, the Savannah, the Susquehannah, the Connecticut, the Yukon... pick two. In terms of volume, and only counting those rivers that actually discharge into the ocean, it's the Columbia and the St. Lawrence... if you want to disqualify the St. Lawrence as being primarily a Canadian river rather than a US one, then replace it with the Yukon (also partly Canadian, but it does flow through a substantial portion of Alaska also).
What lake does the Nile River flow into?
Lake Victoria feeds the White Nile portion of the Nile River. Lake Tana feeds the portion known as the Blue Nile.
Why have people in Texas built dams on the rivers?
People mainly build dams to make energy. The dam converts water to energy.
Dams are also used to contain water to prevent flooding. It also allows the water to be used for irrigation of crops and recreational uses.
What is the name of the region where the Nile River is located?
In north-eastern Egypt at the Nile River Delta flowing into the Mediterranean Sea
What occupations depended on the Nile River?
making sure the tomb is stable on the sail boat,making sure the rowers are are pulling the resource boat correctly,making sure the sail boat was going the right direction,making sure the resources are secured on the boat,making sure the sailboat gets out of control
What languages are used around the River Nile?
Impossible to list every language and dialect for such a vast area and for tens of millions of people. But to name a few - English, Arabic, Somali, Amharic, Swahili, Masai, Chichewa, Yao, Bantu.
What was the name of the god of the nile river?
Ra is the true and real name. The Egyptians differentiated among the aspects of the sun, and had several gods associated with it. they called the rising sun Khepri. Atum, the setting sun, and Ra, at noon.
What name did the egyptians give their god the Nile?
The Nile River was first called the Hapi River. Of the Hapi River Valley People. Check them out.
The Snake River is a major river that flows through southern Idaho.
What is the largest drainage basin in the US?
The largest known river basin in the United States is the Mississippi
President Nasser of Egypt turned to the Soviet Union for aid.
When was the annual nile river flood in Egypt?
When the floods went down it left thick rich mud (black silt) which was excellent soil to plant in.
Silt deposited by annual floods along the Nile River created the rich and fertile soil that could be cultivated.
How have humans changed the Nile River?
None, because like all nature, when humans get involved it is always for their own benefit and most usually to the disadvantage of nature. It is only in relatively recent times that conservation / environmental issues are being, at times, properly addressed
