My Presentation "Life Along the Nile River" is about how the Nile River has changed it's surroundings.It also talks about how the people from egypt and all wildlife (etc.) has had to face at some point in time.
3. City of Alexandria
The city of
Alexandria got
it’s name from
being founded
by Alexander
the Great.
4. Egypt Today
The population of Egypt in 2005 was estimated by the United Nations (UN) at
74,033,000.Egypt was divided into two regions: Lower Egypt (Wagh al-Bahari),
and Upper Egypt (AsSa'id), south of the capital.The capital is Cairo (Al-Qahira).
egypts problems with the environment aridity, extremely uneven population
distribution, shortage of arable land, and pollution.
5. The Nile River: the
basics.
Continent:Africa
Countries it flows through:Egypt,Sudan,Ethiopia,Kenya,Uganda,Democratic
Republic of Congo,Burundi,Eritrea,Rwanda,and Tanzania
Length:4,285 miles
Number of Tributaries:2
Source:White Nile and Blue Nile
Mouth:Mediterranean Sea
6. Why was the Nile River so important to the Ancient Egyptians?
When the floods went down it left thick rich mud (black silt) which was excellent
soil to plant seeds in after it had been ploughed. The ancient Egyptians could
grow crops only in the mud left behind when the Nile flooded. So they all had
fields all along the River Nile.
7. When did the Nile flood?
The River Nile flooded every year between June and September, in a season the
Egyptians called akhet - the inundation.
Why did the Nile Flood?
Melting snow and heavy summer rain in the Ethiopian Mountains sent a torrent of
water causing the banks of the River Nile in Egypt to overflow on the flat desert
land.
Why does the Nile not flood now?
The construction of the Aswan Dam in the 1960's meant that from 1970 the annual
flood was controlled.
8. Egyption Seasons
The three seasons observed in
ancient Egypt were Akhet, Peret
and Shemu. The seasons were
associated with the three phases
of farming as well as the rise and
fall of the Nile River.
1. Giving nutrients to the soil
2. Cattle
3. harvesting