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What is it called when the Nile river deposits fine soil?
A Nile Flood.
What is a river that deposits fertile soil on either side of its banks during a flood called?
A river that deposits fertile soil on either side of its banks during a flood is called an alluvial river. The floodwaters carry sediments and nutrients, enriching the soil along the riverbanks and making it highly fertile for agriculture.
What did the Egyptians relied on the Nile River to do?
The annual flood brought down deposits of rich soil which refertilised the fields, and the water provided irrigation for the crops.
Flat plain formed by river deposits during time of flood?
That flat plain formed by river deposits during a flood is known as a floodplain. It typically consists of fertile soil and is susceptible to periodic flooding due to its proximity to the river. Floodplains play an important role in natural ecosystems and agriculture.
What was egypts annual flood called before the aswan dam was built?
inundation
What should you do during the Nile River flood?
The flooding causes no trouble since the construction of the Aswan Dam in the 1960's meant that from 1970 the annual flood was controlled.
What accounted for Egypts fertile soil and their success as farmers?
The silt brought down during the annual flood of the Nile.
Why was the river nile called ar?
The ancient Egyptians called the River Ar because of the colour black sediment left after the annual flood
What are the two landforms created from deposits by rivers?
Flood plains and deltas are two landforms created from deposits by rivers.
Which Egyptian god brought the annual flood?
Khenmu, and the god of the flood of the Nile itself was Hapi.
Why did the Nile river bring new silt to the farmers every year during the annual flood?
Because the torrent of water would carry sediment, as does any flood, and this would be deposited when the Nile overflowed its banks.
During a flood a river drops the largest pieces of its sediment on the floodplain close to its normal channel but why?
When a stream floods, it deposits much of the sediment that it carries onto its floodplain
