Exercise: Would you want to live here? Using the following information in groups of four or five decide whether you would want to live in this area. Work through the activities in order to come to your answer. You must give detailed reasons for your decisions. Give a short presentation for your decisions at the end of the session.

This is the river Nile. It is located in Egypt, Africa. Activity 1: Name two countries which the river Nile runs through.

This graph show the temperature of Cairo, the capital city of Egypt over a year. Activity 2: Using the graph below, what is the maximum temperature in June in degrees Celsius?

This graphs shows the precipitation (the amount of rainfall) in Cairo, Egypt, over a year. Activity 3: What is the precipitation in January in mm? Is it:- a). Above 20mm b). Below 10mm c). In between 10-20mm.

The graphs below the humidity (the amount of water in the air) in Manchester and in Cairo. Activity 4: Which is more humid, Manchester or Cairo? CAIRO MANCHESTER

The picture on the left shows Cairo, I has an extensive irrigation system, only the rich can live in this modern city. There are many poor, right picture, who live just outside Cairo in poverty.

Activity 5: Compare the two photographs below. List 5 differences between them.

The River Nile drains a vast area of North East Africa (an area equal to a tenth of the whole of Africa). The Nile is the longest river in the world. The Nile is the only reliable source of water for millions of people in countries where population growth is very rapid.

Tourism: Everyday there are numerous luxury cruisers, and traditional Egyptian sailing boats travelling up and down the Nile. These boats will drop you off at tourist attraction. Farming: There are hundreds of farms along the Nile, and usually farmers use boats to transport items (such as rice, wheat, cattle, and hay) between locations on the Nile.

Fishing: Almost everyone who lives on the Nile would have done some fishing at one time in their life or another, and for some fishing is a main source of income and wealth. Each year thousands of tonnes of fish are caught. Activity 6: What do you think the main source of income is in Egypt?

What is the Aswan Dam? Constructed in 1971 Regulates the flow of the River Nile Lake Nasser was created as a result of the Dam Lake Nasser stretches over a distance of more than 312 miles

Why did Egypt need a Dam? The River Nile regularly flooded and destroyed crops Irrigation HEP Navigation

What are the implications of the Dam? Agriculture Fishing Delta Water Loss Ecosystems

Agriculture No sediment deposition Fertiliser Loss of Land

Fishing Average fish stocks have declined from 35,000 tonnes in 1962 to approx tonnes after the Dam was constructed Lake Nasser is silting up

Delta Fertile land of the Delta is eroding a rapid rate The Delta is the most fertile part of Egypt Silt is no longer reaching the Delta

Water Loss Egyptian evaporation rates have dramatically increased Lake Nasser loses billion cubic meters of water every year through evaporation This volume of evaporation is approx % of Egypts Nile Water

Now…. Using the information you have discovered, as a group you must answer the questions on the first page. Which were:- 1). Would you want to live here? 2). Why would you want to live here? Answer these questions, and prepare a short presentation to show the reasons for your decision to the rest of the class. For Question 2, you must JUSTIFY your choice for Question 1 using evidence from your answers to Activities 1 to 5 and any additional information from the slides.