Egypt
By: Aramis
Location
The country that I am studying is called Egypt.
Interest: I was only interested in Egypt for the long exotic history it has.
That’s why I chose when they gave me the opportunity to study it.
Continent: Egypt is in the continent of Africa, at 27 degrees north and 30 degrees east.
Capital:
The capital of Egypt is Cairo, at 30 degrees north and 32 degrees east.
Absolute Location: Absolute Location is the findings of places on the Earth using longitude
and latitude lines.
Relative Location of Egypt: The Relative Location of Egypt is, south of the Mediterranean Sea,
west of Libya, north of Sudan, and east of the red sea (which was mistranslated, it is actually
supposed to be called the Reed Sea).
Relative Location: Relative Location is the finding of places on the Earth using the cardinal
directions.
Place
In the theme of geography Place is – what makes an area on the
Earth unique or different.
Place is divided into two parts, Human and Physical
Characteristic.
Human characteristic
Human Characteristic is something
that is unique and man made.
A Human Characteristic in
my country would be the three
pyramids of Giza.
The three largest pyramids located in
the valley of Giza consist of the great
pyramids of Khufu, Kafhre, and
Menkaura the tombs dedicated to a
different king of Egypt.
Place
In the theme of geography Place is – what makes an area on the Earth unique or different.
Place is divided into two parts, Human and Physical Characteristic.
Physical Characteristic
A Physical Characteristic is a place that is unique and
not man made.
A Physical Characteristic in my country is The Nile
River.
The Nile River is the longest river in the world, stretching north for
approximately 4,000 miles from East Africa to the Mediterranean.
Region
In the theme of geography Region – refers to places on the Earth that have things in common . As long
as the geographical places have one thing in common, then it can be called a region.
Region
The countries that Egypt forms a Region with are Ethiopia, Zaire, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi,
and Sudan. Other countries that Egypt forms a Region with are Sudan, Uganda, and Ethiopia.
Region
Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, and Egypt
form a Region because they are all
in the Sahara Desert.
Facts #1 =
The Sahara Desert is about
16 km wide and about 5,000 km long.
2.5 million People live in the Sahara and
it’s also 2.5 years old. The Sahara is the
second largest desert in the world
(second to Antarctica).
Ethiopia, Zaire, Kenya, Uganda,
Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi,
Sudan, and Egypt form a Region
because The Nile River runs
through them. The Nile is the
source of water for the people of
Egypt.
Facts #2 =
The Nile River is the longest river in the world; it got its name
from the Greek word Neilos. The Nile holds crocodiles that are approximately
4 meters long although some have been reported longer. Female crocodiles
may lay up to 60 eggs at one time. The Nile River has certainly a critical role
in the history of the mysterious nation of Egypt.
Does each Region have a Human trait, Physical trait, or is a Climate Region?
In the first Region it is a Physical trait because those counties are in a desert. In
the second Region it is also a Physical trait because The Nile River (a natural
water resource) runs through those countries.
Movement
In the theme of geography Movement is – demonstrated by the exchange of merchandise and of services.
It also includes communication and the physical movement of the Earth.
Movement
Movement in my country that I chose is The Nile River.
Facts #1=
Between Aswan
(ancient Elephantine) and the Mediterranean,
the Nile River is clear of cataracts and was
the principle means of travel for the people of
ancient Egypt. Various types of boats,
including cargo, passenger, funerary, and
naval vessels, journeyed on the river.
Movement
Another Movement in my country is Pima Cotton
Facts #2=
Pima cotton is a
generic name for extra long staple (ELS)
cotton grown in the U.S., Australia, Peru and
in very limited production in a few other
location around the Earth. Pima is from the
gossypium barbadense species, compared to
gossypium hirsutum to which upland cotton
belongs. The primary differences between
Pima (ELS growths) cotton and upland cotton
are staple length and strength. In the U.S.
cotton is considered to be ELS or Pima if it is
an inch and 3/8 or longer. It’s strength and
uniformity measurements are considerably
higher then those on upland cotton.
HUMAN/ENVIRONMENT
INTERACTION
In the theme of geography Human/Environment
Interaction – refers to the way the Earth appears
as a result of how humans have changed it.
Example 1: After the Nile River floods, the Egyptians grow crop.
Do the Egyptians harm or help
the Environment?
The Egyptians harm, because the
crops sucks nutrients from the
soil which the Nile provided the
Human/Environment
soil with after it floods, but the
Interaction
more Egyptians the more crops
A Human and Environment and the less nutrients in the soil.
Interaction in my country
that I chose is: In parts of the
year after Nile floods the
Egyptians use that limited
time to grow crops like fig
trees, wheat and barley.
Example 2: The Egyptians pollute there air, bad for there Environment.
Human/Environment Interaction
Another Human and Environment
Interaction in my country that I chose is:
Egypt pollutes there air from cars, the cars
use a lot of fossil fuel from the millions of
residents that use them, The Annual
Burning of Rice Straw is creating a black
cloud, a mass of polluted air that darkens
the skies of Cairo. = the capital.
Do the Egyptians help or harm
the Environment? The
Egyptians harm, because they
are the cause for such a big
black cloud of toxic Carbon
Dioxide.