Egypt is located in northeast Africa, bordered by the Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea. The Nile River flows through the desert country and provides water for agriculture. Egypt was home to one of the earliest civilizations and has been influenced over the centuries by the Greeks, Romans, Arabs, British, and others. Today it is a republic with a population concentrated along the Nile River.

1. Egypt

2. Location

3. Location
• In the (1) NORTHEAST corner of
Africa

4. Location
• In the (1) NORTHEAST corner of
Africa
• Borders the Mediterranean Sea and
(2) RED SEA

5. Location
• In the (1) NORTHEAST corner of
Africa
• Borders the Mediterranean Sea and
(2) RED SEA
• Surrounded on land by Libya and
Sudan

6. Nile River

7. Nile River
• Most of Egypt is (3) DESERT

8. Nile River
• Most of Egypt is (3) DESERT
• People lie in less than (4) 4% of
the land

9. Nile River
• Most of Egypt is (3) DESERT
• People lie in less than (4) 4% of
the land
• The Nile River supplies (5) 85% of
the country’s water

10. Nile River
• Most of Egypt is (3) DESERT
• People lie in less than (4) 4% of
the land
• The Nile River supplies (5) 85% of
the country’s water
• At the north of the Nile is a large
delta where the Nile empties into
the Mediterranean Sea

11. Sinai Peninsula

12. Sinai Peninsula
• A major crossroad
between Southwest Asia
and Africa

13. Sinai Peninsula
• A major crossroad
between Southwest Asia
and Africa
• (6) SUEZ CANAL, one
of the world’s most
important waterways,
separates Africa from
Asia

14. Deserts

15. Deserts
• (7) EASTERN Desert
(Arabian Desert) is east
of the Nile

16. Deserts
• (7) EASTERN Desert
(Arabian Desert) is east
of the Nile
• (8) LIBYAN Desert in
the west

17. Deserts
• (7) EASTERN Desert
(Arabian Desert) is east
of the Nile
• (8) LIBYAN Desert in
the west
• Both of these deserts
are part of the (9)
SAHARA DESERT

18. Climate

19. Climate
• Dry (10) DESERT
climate everywhere

20. Climate
• Dry (10) DESERT
climate everywhere
• Cairo averages 0.4
inches of rain a year

21. Economy: Agriculture

22. Economy: Agriculture
• Only 2% of the land can be
used for (11) FARMING

23. Economy: Agriculture
• Only 2% of the land can be
used for (11) FARMING
• (12) 29% of people farm

24. Economy: Agriculture
• Only 2% of the land can be
used for (11) FARMING
• (12) 29% of people farm
• (13) DAMS are necessary for
irrigation and allows for 2-3
crops a year

25. Economy: Agriculture
• Only 2% of the land can be
used for (11) FARMING
• (12) 29% of people farm
• (13) DAMS are necessary for
irrigation and allows for 2-3
crops a year
• (14) ASWAN HIGH DAM is
the largest

26. Economy: Agriculture
• Only 2% of the land can be
used for (11) FARMING
• (12) 29% of people farm
• (13) DAMS are necessary for
irrigation and allows for 2-3
crops a year
• (14) ASWAN HIGH DAM is
the largest
• Problem: dams block (15) SILT

27. Economy: Industry

28. Economy: Industry
• Hydroelectric power from the
Aswan High Dam runs
industries

29. Economy: Industry
• Hydroelectric power from the
Aswan High Dam runs
industries
• (16) ALEXANDRIA is a major
sea port

30. Economy: Industry
• Hydroelectric power from the
Aswan High Dam runs
industries
• (16) ALEXANDRIA is a major
sea port
• Factories produce food
products, textiles, consumer
goods

31. Economy: Industry
• Hydroelectric power from the
Aswan High Dam runs
industries
• (16) ALEXANDRIA is a major
sea port
• Factories produce food
products, textiles, consumer
goods
• Tourism

32. Economy: Industry
• Hydroelectric power from the
Aswan High Dam runs
industries
• (16) ALEXANDRIA is a major
sea port
• Factories produce food
products, textiles, consumer
goods
• Tourism
• Oil is around the Red Sea

33. History

34. History
• In ancient times, Egypt was a great civilization

35. History
• In ancient times, Egypt was a great civilization
• Was then influenced by (17) GREECE AND ROME

36. History
• In ancient times, Egypt was a great civilization
• Was then influenced by (17) GREECE AND ROME
• In 641 AD, Arabs from Southwest Asia introduced
(18) ISLAM

37. History
• In ancient times, Egypt was a great civilization
• Was then influenced by (17) GREECE AND ROME
• In 641 AD, Arabs from Southwest Asia introduced
(18) ISLAM
• By 1900, (19) BRITAIN controlled Egypt

38. History
• In ancient times, Egypt was a great civilization
• Was then influenced by (17) GREECE AND ROME
• In 641 AD, Arabs from Southwest Asia introduced
(18) ISLAM
• By 1900, (19) BRITAIN controlled Egypt
• Egypt became independent in (20) 1952

39. History
• In ancient times, Egypt was a great civilization
• Was then influenced by (17) GREECE AND ROME
• In 641 AD, Arabs from Southwest Asia introduced
(18) ISLAM
• By 1900, (19) BRITAIN controlled Egypt
• Egypt became independent in (20) 1952
• President Gamal Abdel Nasser was president from
1954 to 1970 and made Egypt a powerful country

40. History
• In ancient times, Egypt was a great civilization
• Was then influenced by (17) GREECE AND ROME
• In 641 AD, Arabs from Southwest Asia introduced
(18) ISLAM
• By 1900, (19) BRITAIN controlled Egypt
• Egypt became independent in (20) 1952
• President Gamal Abdel Nasser was president from
1954 to 1970 and made Egypt a powerful country
• Today it is a (21) REPUBLIC

42. People

43. People
• Most people live within (22) 20 MILES of
the Nile River

44. People
• Most people live within (22) 20 MILES of
the Nile River
• (23) FELLAHIN, or poor farmers, live in
rural areas and rent land

45. People
• Most people live within (22) 20 MILES of
the Nile River
• (23) FELLAHIN, or poor farmers, live in
rural areas and rent land
• Life in major cities is modern

46. People
• Most people live within (22) 20 MILES of
the Nile River
• (23) FELLAHIN, or poor farmers, live in
rural areas and rent land
• Life in major cities is modern
• Cairo has (24) 8 million people and is
growing rapidly