Geography of Egypt

2. The Nile starts in the south and flows to the ____.
5. Bits of rock that had eroded and small pieces of plants.
9. The Egyptians used _____ to grow a surplus of food.
10. Fan-shaped region created when soil is deposited at the end of a river.
11. The Nile flooded over its banks around the same time during _____ and fall each year.
12. A section of the Nile River with rapids and rocky terrain.
13. The Egyptians called their land____ Land, due to the dark color of the fertile soil along the Nile.
16. The surrounding desert was known as the “_____ Land.”
18. Northern part of Egypt was called the ____ Egypt.
20. Ancient Egypt was located in Northeast ___ along the Nile River.

1. Natural__ help protect Egypt.
3. Grains grown in the Nile River valley were __ and barley.
4. Southern part of Egypt was called ____ Egypt.
6. A ___ is a small river that flows into a larger river.
7. An Egyptian flood was associated with unhappy __.
8. What desert made it difficult for enemies to attack Egypt?
14. Kush was located near the ____ of the Nile.
15. Ancient Egypt was covered by desert and received little ____, so the Nile was the primary water source in the region.
17. The majority of the ancient Egyptians settle around the Nile ______?
19. The ___ River is traditionally considered the longest river in the world.