7th Grade SS Chapter 19 The Nile River
The first step in the water cycle is the changing of water into water vapor, a process known as ?
Evaporation
What is the term for, the joining together of the White and Blue Niles?
Confluence
In what country does the Nile reach its lowest elevation?
Egypt
The richest farmland in Africa is found- where?
In the Nile Delta
How does the Aswan High Dam benefit Egyptians?
It provides a reliable, year-round supply of water
What physical feature is located at the Niles highest elevation?
Lake Victoria
Perennial Irrigation
Life in Egypt depends most on the water stored in Lake Nasser for what?
Clean energy produced, flood control, and irrigation water
List three benefits provided by hydroelectric dams
What physical feature is at the Nile's lowest elevation?
Nile Delta
Which direction does the Nile flow?
North
Habitat loss
One thing that is NOT a benefit of hydroelectric dams
When water droplets become too large and heavy to stay in the air, they fall to Earth as
Precipitation
What does it mean to refer to Egypt as the "gift of the Nile"?
The Nile provides water in the desert, people can live there because of the Nile
Lake Tana in Ethiopia
What is the source of the Blue Nile?
To develop the river's hydroelectric potential
What was Egypt's main reason for building the Aswan Dam?
River Basin
The area drained by a river and it's tributaries
What is the primary relationship between Cairo and the Nile River?
The city of Cairo gets most of the water it needs from the Nile
How does the Aswan High Dam harm Egyptian farmers?
The dam traps the silt that used to fertilize the soil
What causes evaporation from oceans, lakes, and rivers?
The heating up of water by the Sun
Cataracts
These created barriers to river travel on the Nile in ancient times
The Nile Delta
This area has the richest farmland in all of Africa. Since ancient times most food is grown here
The six longest rivers in the world are: Nile River, Africa; Amazon River, S. America; Yangtze River, Asia; Mississippi River, N. America; Yenisey-Angara, Asia; and Huang He, Asia. Of these, how many rivers flow across Asia?
Three