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Aswan High Dam

Aswan High Dam. By: Michael Pesola Brian Crossman Period: E. Essential Question. How did the Aswan High Dam affect the Nile River, and Egypt today?. N. Facts. The Aswan Dam was thought up in the 1950’s by President Gamal Abdel Nasser It was completed in 1968

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Aswan High Dam

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  1. Aswan High Dam By: Michael Pesola Brian Crossman Period: E

  2. Essential Question • How did the Aswan High Dam affect the Nile River, and Egypt today? N

  3. Facts • The Aswan Dam was thought up in the 1950’s by President Gamal Abdel Nasser • It was completed in 1968 • Waters building up behind the dam formed a Lake Nasser • Took over 10 years to build

  4. PositiveBenefits • Controls Egypt’s annual floodwaters, enabling farmers to grow crops all year long • Makes irrigation easier • Produces hydroelectric power • Makes boat travel easier on the Nile

  5. Negative Effects • Traps silt from the river in Lake Nasser. • The Nile Valley no longer gets its natural fertilizer. • Water from the Mediterranean creeps upstream. • The Mediterranean coast is eroding away. • Many important archaeological sites are now under water.

  6. Bibliography • Cushing, Katherine Kao. “Aswan High Dam” World Book Online Reference Center. 2008. World Book Inc. Feb. 11, 2008. http://worldbookonline.com/wb/Article?id=ar034980&st=aswan+dam • “Aswan High Dam.” Aswan Dam Information. Feb. 11, 2008. http://www.aswandam.net/ • Heinrichs, Ann. Egypt. Danbury, Connecticut : Children’s Press, 1997

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