1. Geography of the Nile River
From The Ancient World
World Explorer
Presented by Andy Hatfield
Geography of the Nile River

2. Where is the Nile
The Nile River runs from south to north in the northeast part of Africa, Egypt
Look at the elevation map and see how the flow is affected.
Notice the Upper and Lower Egypt and Upper and Lower Nubia and their locations
There are several places that are below sea level, that is cool
What separates Nubia and Egypt

3. Nile River Facts Moses was in denial. The Nile is the Longest River
Described as “Egypt is the Gift of the Nile” by Greek historian
Flows from Central Africa to Mediterranean
The Nile has two main sources, the White Nile and the Blue Nile

4. Facts about the Nile (cont)
The Nile flows through swamps
The Nile floods every spring bringing fertile soil for farming
The Nile river ends in a spectacular delta

5. The Nile Through Nubia
From Khartoum in the South to Aswan in the North
There are six rocky rapids called Cataracts
Has an ‘S’ shape

6. The Nile Through Egypt
Begins at the First Cataract and flows 700 miles to the Mediterranean Sea
There is a fertile strip along in upper Egypt that is about 6 mile wide on average
The Nile spreads out to a fertile, marshy area called Lower Egypt
It ends in a Delta

7. Bibliography
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