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Egypt

Egypt . The Great Sphinx . Egypt. About the size of TX and NM combined Lifeline is the Nile River Supplies 85% of the country’s water Capital- Cairo. Egypt. Egypt. Sinai Peninsula lies southeast of the Nile delta Suez canal separates the peninsula from the rest of Egypt

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Egypt

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  1. Egypt The Great Sphinx

  2. Egypt • About the size of TX and NM combined • Lifeline is the Nile River • Supplies 85% of the country’s water • Capital- Cairo

  3. Egypt

  4. Egypt • Sinai Peninsula lies southeast of the Nile delta • Suez canal separates the peninsula from the rest of Egypt • Once taken by Israel

  5. The Suez Canal

  6. Egypt • The Eastern and Libyan deserts of Egypt are part of the larger Sahara Desert region The Sahara region

  7. Egypt • Only 2% of the land is used for farming • 29% of the people work in agriculture • All of the farmland lies in the Nile river valley • Farms depend on dams to control the water supply • The dams are blocking the silt which is making the farms less fertile. • The dams provide hydroelectric power for most of the country

  8. Egypt • Aswan High Dam

  9. Egypt • The largest industrial centers are the capital of Cairo and the port city of Alexandria • The rely on tourist coming to see the pyramids and ancient temples • Their major export is Oil • They have a Republic government • President is-Muhammad MURSI • 72.1 million people live there most within 20 miles of the Nile river

  10. Egypt • Vocabulary • Silt- small particles of rich soil • Phosphate- mineral salt used in fertilizer • Fellahin- Egyptian peasant farmers • Bazaar- another word for marketplace • Mosque- places of worship for followers of Islam

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