Geography of North Africa

Question 1

The relative location of Cairo is .

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B: east of the Nile River

Question 2

Why did the ancient Egyptians build dams?

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A: to limit flooding

Question 3

Which statements describe how natural disasters affected ancient Egypt? Choose three correct answers.Too much rain caused flooding that wiped out settlements.Each year, the Nile River swelled and overflowed its banks.When the Nile River drew back, it left behind silt on farm fields.Prolonged drought destroyed plant and animal life, leading to famine.Periodic earthquakes made the land too parched and broken to support life.Drought left the land too dry and the Nile River too low to grow enough crops.

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A: Too much rain caused flooding that wiped out settlements.; D: Prolonged drought destroyed plant and animal life, leading to famine.; F: Drought left the land too dry and the Nile River too low to grow enough crops.

Question 4

Most ancient Egyptian cities were located.

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A: along the Nile River

Question 5

Ancient Egypt differs from modern Egypt mainly in terms of .

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C: size

Question 6

How did trade with civilizations in Nubia and Southwest Asia help the ancient Egyptian civilization grow?

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C: by providing Egypt with resources that it lacked

Question 7

The absolute location of Thebes is .

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A: 26ºN latitude by 32ºE longitude

Question 8

Why did the ancient Egyptians build dikes?

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A: to store water

Question 9

The population density of ancient Egypt was highest .

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B: on the Nile River delta

Question 10

Modern Egypt has more than ancient Egypt.

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C: territory

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