Egyptian Geography

5. The direction on a compass in which the Nile flows
6. V-shaped area created by silt that washes into the sea from a river
7. Season during which the Nile floods
8. The stepped technology (staircase) used to measure how high are Nile floods
12. An aquatic plant that grows along the Nile Valley. It can be used to make papyrus (paper), boats, baskets, etc.
14. The name of the Nile whose water source is Lake Victoria
17. The lake that is the source of the Blue Nile
18. Dangerous waterfalls made by cliffs and large boulders that makes traveling by ship northward along the Nile difficult
20. The word in Egypt that means “black land”
21. The sea into which the Nile flows
23. City in Sudan where the White and Blue Nile merge to form the Nile River
24. A pole with a bucket and weight used in Egypt for getting water and putting it in the irrigation system
25. When the water level of a body of water overflows its banks

1. The other Nile river civilization, located in modern-day Nubia
2. The longest river in the world, 4,132 miles long; in Egypt
3. The area of Egypt in the north closer to sea level
4. The desert east of Egypt that stopped invaders, it extends to the Red Sea
9. System of canals for bringing water to crops from a river
10. The country in Northeast Africa in which the Nile ends at the Mediterranean; ancient river-valley civilization
11. The area of Egypt in the south; higher up in elevation
13. A plant that used to make linen clothing
15. The lake that is the source of the White Nile
16. Continent where Egypt is located
19. A rich material that is on top of the soil; washes up from river floods.
22. All water flows in this direction, due to gravity