The Nile River is the longest river in the world, flowing through 11 countries in Africa. It originates from Lake Victoria and Lake Tana and is formed from the White Nile and Blue Nile rivers. The Nile has historically been important for Egyptian civilization, providing fertile land and resources. It continues to be a key source of livelihood for many along its banks through fishing, transportation, farming, and other activities.

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3. Topic
The Nile
River

4.  Nile river
 Location of Nile
 History of Nile
 Source of Nile
 Tributaries of Nile
 Mouth of river Nile
 Flora and fauna
 Importance of Nile
 Facts about Nile
 References

5. River Nile
 The Nile river is the longest
river in the world.
 The Nile gets its name from
the Greek word “Nelios”,
meaning River Valley.
 Nile is about 6,650 km
(4,130 miles) long and
width is about 8 km.
 Although it is generally
associated with Egypt, only
22% of the Nile’s course
runs through Egypt.

6. Location of Nile
 The Nile River is located
in Africa, The Nile River
travels through Egypt,
Uganda, Ethiopia,
Kenya, Tanzania,
Democratic Republic of
the Congo, Rwanda,
Burundi, Sudan, and
South Sudan.

8. History of Nile
 Historians call Egyptian
civilization the “Gift of the
Nile.”
 In Egypt, the River Nile creates
a fertile green valley across the
desert. It was by the banks of
the river that one of the oldest
civilizations in the world
began.
 The ancient Egyptians lived
and farmed along the Nile,
using the soil to produce food
for themselves and their
animals.

9. Nile God (God,s and Goodness)
Hapi was the Nile
god. Honoring a god
was very important,
so when a flood
came the Egyptians
would thank Hapi for
bringing fertility to
the land.

10. Source of Nile
 Lake victoria in Uganda
(which is African's biggest
lake) is thought to be the
main source of the Nile
 With a surface area of 68,800
sq. km (26,600 sq. mi), Lake
Victoria is Africa’s largest
lake.
 it's the largest tropical lake in
the world.
 Lake Victoria is relatively
shallow. It has a maximum
depth of 84 meters (276 ft.)
and an average depth of 20
meters (66 ft.).
 Lake Tana in Ethiopia.

11. Tributaries of River Nile
 There are two tributaries of
River Nile
 White Nile and Blue Nile
 The White Nile is a lot
bigger than the Blue Nile
but it only contributes
about 15% to the flow of
the combined Nile. he Blue
Nile, rising in Ethiopia,
contributes about 85%.

12. Fauna of the River Nile
 The location of the Nile
crocodile (Crocodylus
niloticus) extends the entire
length of the Nile and across
Africa south of Sahara.
 The hippos have been
gradually displaced toward the
center of the continent, that is,
toward the sources of the great
river.

13. Papyrus Reeds
 papyrus reeds grew
along side the Nile
 Papyrus used to
make paper for
writing and drawing
 People used also
papyrus for making
boats which was
the fastest form of
transportation

14. Mouth of River Nile
The Mouth of the River Nile is in the Mediterranean
sea.

15. Source of income of the
Nile people
Nile people has following source of
income,
 Fishing and hunting
 Transportation
 Forming
 Paper Manufacturing

16. Fishing and hunting
 The Egyptians
used the nets and
spears to catch the
fish along the Nile
 They can also
used nets to catch
birds which flew
close along the
water’s surface

17. Flooding
 The river Nile flooded every
year between June and
September
 The heavy summer rain in the
Ethiopian mountains sent lots
of water to the banks of the
Nile river in Egypt to over
flow on the flat dessert land
 The Nile doesn’t flood today
due to building the high dam in
Aswan in 1970

18. Forming
 The Nile provided
food such as fish,
and water
 Because of it’s
annual flooding, the
Nile also enriched
the surrounding soil
with rich nutrients,
making the soil
very fertile

20. Nile is a giver of life and taker
of life

21. Facts about Nile
 The Nile River is the longest river in the world.
 The Nile flows into the Mediterranean Sea.
 The largest source of the Nile is Lake Victoria.
 The Nile has a length of about 6,695 kilometers
(4,160 miles).
 Its average discharge is 3.1 million liters (680,000
gallons) per second.
 Around 40 million people (half of Egypt’s
population) live in the Nile Delta region.
 Throughout the year, the Nile serves as a constant
source of water.

22.  http://www.mbarron.net/Nile/fctfl_nf.html
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nile
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mag05012001-magf4a.htm
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