Thursday, January 30

Announcements• Tutorials today and

tomorrow AM & PM• Last day to re-take Russia

test is TODAY• Africa Test on Feb. 11

Agenda• Warm-up: 10 minutes study

time• Practice: Map Test• Presentation: Nile River; Crash

Course video: The Egyptians• Practice: Geo. Alive!

Questions• Closure: Writing prompt

The Nile gave life to ancient Egypt.

• The Nile River basin covers about 1/10th of Africa in 10 countries

• 40% of the population lives in this area

• 95% of Egyptians live along the Nile

Branches of the Nile- White & Blue

• White Nile begins in Lake Victoria

• Blue Nile begins in Lake Tana in Ethiopia

Every year, the Nile floods on a fairly predictable basis.

• Changes in the river affect the water cycle that brings rains to the highlands

Seasonal flooding deposits rich silt onto the nearby farmland.

Farmers use the floodwaters to irrigate their fields.

Provides Cairo with water. Cairo is one of the largest cities in the world.

The Nile is also used for transportation and to create hydroelectric power.

The Aswan High Dam

• Created Lake Nasser- a man-made reservoir• Provides hydroelectric power• Controls the flow of the river & provides a

stable, year-round supply of water

The Nile Delta provides the richest farmland in Africa,

and some of the best in the world and is about 155

miles wide.

Nile River Delta