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Egyptian Landforms

4 Choose the correct answer.

1. The Nile River does not run through .

a. Kenya b. Ethiopia c. Nigeria

2. The Aswan High Dam was built in .

a. 1972 b. 1970 c. 1968

3. is a fertile spot in a desert where water is found.
a. A sea b. A river c. An oasis

4. Lake Nasser is long.
a. 473 km b. 476 km c. 479 km

5. The is an example of the expansion in the Egyptian landforms.

a. Sinai Peninsula b. New Administrative Capital c. Cairo

5 Answer the following questions.

1. Why are landforms important?

2. Why did the Egyptian culture form around the Nile River?

3. What is the importance of the Nile River?

4. How is life in the Sinai Peninsula different from other places in Egypt?

5. Other than entertainment, what is the significance of Mount Sinai?

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