EGYPT
6TH GRADE
SOCIAL STUDIES
LAND-MAJOR AREAS
Nile River Valley
Sinai Peninsula
Deserts
NILE RIVER VALLEY
Lifeline of Egypt is
the Nile River.
Nile River supplies
85% of the country’s
water.
The Nile River is
4,180 miles in
length.
SINAI PENINSULA
Sinai Peninsula lies
southeast of the Nile
Delta.
Major crossroads
between two
continents-Africa and
Asia.
DESERTS
DESERTS
Most of Egypt is desert.
2 deserts occupy most of Egypt: Libyan
and Arabian.
The Libyan desert covers two-thirds of
Egypt’s land area.
The Libyan and Arabian deserts are parts of
the Sahara desert, one of the largest deserts
in the world.
ECONOMY
Since the 1950’s the Egyptian economy has
grown considerably.
Two areas that influence the economy the
most are Agriculture and Industry.
AGRICULTURE
4% of Egypt’s land is used for farming.
Best farmland is along the fertile Nile River
valley.
Most farmers have small plots of land.
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Cotton, dates, vegetables, sugarcane, and wheat.
Irrigation, modern tools, and farming methods
from their ancestors are used to help them.
Cotton is Egypt’s leading agricultural export.
INDUSTRY
Largest industrial centers are the capital city
of Cairo and the seaport of Alexandria.
Industries were aided by the creation of the
Aswan High Dam.
Aswan High Dam provides hydroelectric power
from moving water.
 The Dam also allowed farmers, or fellahin, to
produce more than one crop a year.
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INDUSTRY-CONTINUED
Egyptian factories produce mainly food
products, textiles, and consumer goods.
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Consumer goods/ household goods include
clothing, shoes, and everyday common items.
Oil ranks as the country’s most important
natural resource and a major export.
PEOPLE
Most Egyptians live within 20 miles of the Nile
River.
99% of Egypt’s population live on only 3.5% of
the land.
43% of Egypt’s people live in rural areas.
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Rural farmers are called fellahin.
Most farmers rent their small plot of land.
Farmers raise enough crops to feed their family.
Anything left over they take it to sell at the market, or
bazaar.
Egypt’s large cities offer a different kind of life.
Cairo is Egypt’s capital.
INFLUENCES OF THE PAST
Egyptians has a long and fascinating
history.
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Pyramids, pharaohs, kings, and hieroglyphs.
HIEROGLYPHS, or picture symbols, were
used by the Egyptians for writing.
DEFINITION
HIEROGLYPHICS- PART OF THE EGYPTIAN
ALPHABET USED TO COMMUNICATE MESSAGES.
HIEROGLYPHIC ALPHABET
CARTOUCHE
CARTOUCHES FOR KINGS
OF EGYPT