1.5 The River Nile Flashcards
The River Nile is the _____ river in the world.
longest
How long is the river Nile?
It measures 6648 kilometers from its source to its mouth.
Where is the mouth of river Nile?
The mouth of the river Nile is at the Mediterranean Sea.
What is the amount that the river Nile drains?
It drains about 3.4 million square kilometers.
The amount the river Nile drains is one tenth of the area of ______.
Africa
What is the main source of the river Nile?
The white Nile
What happened to the White Nile when it reached Sudan?
In Sudan, the White Nile spreads out in an enormous swamp, called the Sudd.
In Ethiopia, what did they call the White Nile?
They called it the Blue Nile.
Where did the Nile form its delta?
In Egypt, the river Nile meanders across its floodplain to Cario, where it forms a very large delta.
What is the name of the biggest dam?
The biggest dam is the Aswan High dam.
What is the name of the reservoir of the river Nile?
The name of the reservoir is Lake Nasser.
What consequences happened when the water from Lake Nasser evaporated?
A lot of the fertile mud that would have spread over the fields when the river flooded now settles to the bottom of Lake Nasser.
Why did the soils in the delta are becoming more salty?
Because there is less freshwater flowing down the River Nile and more saltwater from the Mediterranean Sea can flow into the delta.
Which lake is Africa’s largest lake?
Lake Victoria
Which river is the only river that flows north from the Victoria Lake?
The White Nile
