Study Guide for Social Studies
Section 1 Quiz: Geography of the Nile
1. Be able to define & use in a sentence:
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2. Study your map of Egypt: Be able to locate and label:
delta
Giza
Aswan
Sahara Desert
black land
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Lower Egypt
Arabian Desert
red land
Nile River
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Upper Egypt
3. Study “Anticipation Guide”: Know the following:
1. The Nile is the largest river in the world
2. What are the two main sources of the Nile
3. The Nile delta contained very fertile farmland
4. Herodotus was a Greek historian
5. Egypt is located in Africa.
4. Be able to write a short answer to the following:
1. How the “black land” was different from the “red land”
2. How the Nile helped the ancient Egyptians
3. How did the Sahara and Arabian Deserts help the Egyptians
4. Facts you learned that helped you understand the Egyptians way of life
5. Why is upper Egypt south of Lower Egypt