1. Egypt The Great Sphinx

2. Egypt About the size of TX and NM combined Lifeline is the Nile River Supplies 85% of the country’s water Capital- Cairo

3. Egypt

4. Sinai Peninsula lies southeast of the Nile delta Suez canal separates the peninsula from the rest of Egypt Once taken by Israel

5. The Suez Canal

6. Egypt The Eastern and Libyan deserts of Egypt are part of the larger Sahara Desert region The Sahara region

7. Egypt Only 2% of the land is used for farming 29% of the people work in agriculture All of the farmland lies in the Nile river valley Farms depend on dams to control the water supply The dams are blocking the silt which is making the farms less fertile. The dams provide hydroelectric power for most of the country

8. Egypt Aswan High Dam

9. Egypt The largest industrial centers are the capital of Cairo and the port city of Alexandria They rely on tourist coming to see the pyramids and ancient temples Their major export is Oil They have a Republic government President is- Mohamed Hosni MUBARAK 72.1 million people live there most within 20 miles of the Nile river

10. Egypt Vocabulary Silt- small particles of rich soil Phosphate- mineral salt used in fertilizer Fellahin- Egyptian peasant farmers Bazaar- another word for marketplace Mosque- places of worship for followers of Islam