Page 34 - Key to Social Studies 3

Let’s Think

Egypt without Landforms and Water Bodies

The Nile River, the deserts, and the

lakes are some forms that helped to

shape the culture and landscape of

Egypt; without them many things

would have been di erent and the

way of life would have been

a ected. Imagine life in Egypt if

they did not exist.

The Great Temple of Ramesses II, Abu Simbel, Egypt

Egypt’s Desert Forms and Development

Egypt’s desert forms most of its land,

yet, most Egyptians live around the

Nile River or near the shores of the

seas. This leaves Egypt with much

uninhabited desert areas that can be

used in various ways. How do you

think the desert can be used to

develop Egypt further?

32 The White Desert in the Sahara of central Egypt