Page 18 - Key to Social Studies 3 (Workbook)

1 WORLD GEOGRAPHY

LESSON 3

1 Match.

1. Upper Egypt is a. the largest desert in the world.
2. Lower Egypt is b. water in a desert area.

3. The Sahara Desert is c. the northern part of Egypt.
4. The Nile River is d. the southern part of Egypt.

5. The oasis provides e. the longest river in the world.

2 Fill in the blanks.

1. The is the longest river in Egypt.

2. The uses the water of the Nile River to generate electricity.
3. The is located in northern Egypt, where the Nile River
drains into the Mediterranean Sea.

4. People who live in desert areas are called .
5. An is a place in the desert that provides water.

6. The is the average weather of a place over a long period
of time.

7. A is an area where the sea meets with the land.
8. Egypt is in the part of the continent of Africa.

9. The Nile River flows completely through the desert and ends in what is called
the .
10. Egypt is mostly dry because of the .

3 Choose the correct answer.

1. Egypt is in the of the continent of Africa.
a. northeast b. northwest c. southeast
2. The Nile River drains its water into the .

a. Red Sea b. Mediterranean Sea c. Pacific Ocean
3. The Nile Delta is located in Egypt.
a. southern b. eastern c. northern

4. Sahara means in Arabic.
a. water b. desert c. river

5. A coast is an area where the sea meets the .
a. river b. ocean c. land

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