✅C&W Case Study - River Nile

Question 1

Which countries does the Nile flow through?

Answer 1

11 countries
inc. Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia

Question 2

Catchment area

Answer 2

over 3 million km^2, draining one tenth of Africa

Question 3

Length of Nile

Answer 3

6,800 km^2

Question 4

Supply to Egypt

Answer 4

factors in the flood
8 of Egypt’s 10 biggest cities are located along the Nile
They are only allowed 55 billion m³ every year due to international agreements
With growing population, supply issues will be likely

Question 5

3 main tributaries

Answer 5

The Atbara, White Nile, Blue Nile

Question 6

White Nile features

Answer 6

wider, doesn’t dry out, provides water all day

Question 7

Blue Nile features

Answer 7

More seasonal, highest discharge in rainy season, flooding, is thinner, dries out more

Question 8

The Atbara features

Answer 8

Seasonal. Flows between July to Nov. Smallest flow

Question 9

What happens if the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam fails?

Answer 9

floods the Gezira Plain with over 10m of water
Very cultivated so would damage productive farmland and livestock

Question 10

High Aswan Dam features

Answer 10

Hydroelectric power generator
Lake Nasser created from it
Lake Nasser has caused water logging of soil and increased in soil salinity
Reduces sediment in water, makes it faster, causes erosion downstream in Mediterranean