Egypt Geography
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Egypt is a country in the North most part of Africa and one of the largest countries in Africa both geographically and economically. Take up the quiz below and test your knowledge on Egypt Geography.
- 1.
- A.
The inside job.
- B.
The Inundation.
- C.
The tears of Isis.
- D.
The Great Sorrow.
- 2.In what direction does the Nile River flow?
- A.
North to South
- B.
South to North
- C.
Sideways
- D.
Because it is south of the equator, counter clockwise
- 3.
- A.
Cataclysmic
- B.
Destructive and dark
- C.
Gentle and dependable
- D.
Rare and beautiful
- 4.Ancient Egypt is known as __________________.
- A.
The City by the Sea
- B.
The Secret Passage
- C.
The Secret Garden
- D.
The Gift of the Nile
- 5.
- A.
Natural barriers.
- B.
Large fortification walls.
- C.
A large army of 100,000 full-time soldiers.
- D.
The Egyptian gods.
- 6.The ancient Egyptians called the Nile River "Ar" or "Aur," which means what?
- A.
"Angry," because of the regular flooding of the river.
- B.
"Mighty," because of the river's size.
- C.
"Lotus flower," because of the shape of the river.
- D.
"Black," because of the rich sediment deposited by the floods.
- 7.
- A.
Peninsula.
- B.
Lotus.
- C.
Delta.
- D.
Isthmus
- 8.
- A.
Floods caused people to build new homes.
- B.
Floods brought silt that improved the soil.
- C.
Floods created new trade routes.
- D.
Floods isolated Egyptian settlements, leading to peace between city-states.
- E.
All of the above.
- 9.Even though Egypt's location is largely desert, farming was made possible by ___________.
- A.
Foreign slave labor.
- B.
Cows and sheep transporting seeds.
- C.
The path of the sun.
- D.
The fertile soil that resulted from the inundation.
- 10.
- A.
The Dead Sea.
- B.
The AB Sea.
- C.
The Sea of Galilee.
- D.
The Mediterranean Sea.
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