Nile Delta Dam Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
What is the Nile dam called?
A
High Asuian Dam
2
Q
What has the Nile dam caused?
A
loss agriculture soil
recession of delta
loss of wetland habitats for animals
3
Q
How has the Nile dam caused recession?
A
Dam means less water can reach the Nile delta. Means it doesn’t receive the silty mud and alluvium deposits. Not enough supply of deposits causes the delta to recede.
4
Q
When was the Nile dam built?
A
1964
5
Q
Before the Nile Dam was built what would happen?
A
Were annual floods of the delta for much of the year creating a layer of silty mud.
