Egypt Geoography

1. the continent in which Egypt is located
5. this precious stone was used for jewelry and shares its name with the color that it is
8. this was the point where the Nile met the Mediterranean Sea
10. was the name for rougher water along the Nile River
13. the Nile river was over _______ miles long
14. this means that the Egyptians mined or extracted precious stones
15. this Egyptian city shares a name with an American city
17. this African island shares a name with a popular cartoon movie

2. nobles or people of the upper class had these at their houses, it provided them with shade
3. this plateau caused the Nile to flood every year
4. this animal, along with crocodiles, was killed in the Nile
6. this material was used to make lightweight boats
7. this tool was used to carry volumes of water to different heights
9. cloth made from the flax plant
11. this was the place part of southern Egypt that had gold
12. this triangular shaped tool was used to kill flying birds
16. these birds let the Egyptians know when a flood was coming
18. this was the barren desert that was beyond the Nile