1. Egypt

2. Location

3. Location
• In the (1) NORTHEAST corner of
Africa

4. Location
• In the (1) NORTHEAST corner of
Africa
• Borders the Mediterranean Sea and
(2) RED SEA

5. Location
• In the (1) NORTHEAST corner of
Africa
• Borders the Mediterranean Sea and
(2) RED SEA
• Surrounded on land by Libya and
Sudan

6. Nile River

7. Nile River
• Most of Egypt is (3) DESERT

8. Nile River
• Most of Egypt is (3) DESERT
• People lie in less than (4) 4% of
the land

9. Nile River
• Most of Egypt is (3) DESERT
• People lie in less than (4) 4% of
the land
• The Nile River supplies (5) 85% of
the country’s water

10. Nile River
• Most of Egypt is (3) DESERT
• People lie in less than (4) 4% of
the land
• The Nile River supplies (5) 85% of
the country’s water
• At the north of the Nile is a large
delta where the Nile empties into
the Mediterranean Sea

11. Sinai Peninsula

12. Sinai Peninsula
• A major crossroad
between Southwest Asia
and Africa

13. Sinai Peninsula
• A major crossroad
between Southwest Asia
and Africa
• (6) SUEZ CANAL, one
of the world’s most
important waterways,
separates Africa from
Asia

14. Deserts

15. Deserts
• (7) EASTERN Desert
(Arabian Desert) is east
of the Nile

16. Deserts
• (7) EASTERN Desert
(Arabian Desert) is east
of the Nile
• (8) LIBYAN Desert in
the west

17. Deserts
• (7) EASTERN Desert
(Arabian Desert) is east
of the Nile
• (8) LIBYAN Desert in
the west
• Both of these deserts
are part of the (9)
SAHARA DESERT

18. Climate

19. Climate
• Dry (10) DESERT
climate everywhere

20. Climate
• Dry (10) DESERT
climate everywhere
• Cairo averages 0.4
inches of rain a year

21. Economy: Agriculture

22. Economy: Agriculture
• Only 2% of the land can be
used for (11) FARMING

23. Economy: Agriculture
• Only 2% of the land can be
used for (11) FARMING
• (12) 29% of people farm

24. Economy: Agriculture
• Only 2% of the land can be
used for (11) FARMING
• (12) 29% of people farm
• (13) DAMS are necessary for
irrigation and allows for 2-3
crops a year

25. Economy: Agriculture
• Only 2% of the land can be
used for (11) FARMING
• (12) 29% of people farm
• (13) DAMS are necessary for
irrigation and allows for 2-3
crops a year
• (14) ASWAN HIGH DAM is
the largest

26. Economy: Agriculture
• Only 2% of the land can be
used for (11) FARMING
• (12) 29% of people farm
• (13) DAMS are necessary for
irrigation and allows for 2-3
crops a year
• (14) ASWAN HIGH DAM is
the largest
• Problem: dams block (15) SILT

27. Economy: Industry

28. Economy: Industry
• Hydroelectric power from the
Aswan High Dam runs
industries

29. Economy: Industry
• Hydroelectric power from the
Aswan High Dam runs
industries
• (16) ALEXANDRIA is a major
sea port

30. Economy: Industry
• Hydroelectric power from the
Aswan High Dam runs
industries
• (16) ALEXANDRIA is a major
sea port
• Factories produce food
products, textiles, consumer
goods

31. Economy: Industry
• Hydroelectric power from the
Aswan High Dam runs
industries
• (16) ALEXANDRIA is a major
sea port
• Factories produce food
products, textiles, consumer
goods
• Tourism

32. Economy: Industry
• Hydroelectric power from the
Aswan High Dam runs
industries
• (16) ALEXANDRIA is a major
sea port
• Factories produce food
products, textiles, consumer
goods
• Tourism
• Oil is around the Red Sea

33. History

34. History
• In ancient times, Egypt was a great civilization

35. History
• In ancient times, Egypt was a great civilization
• Was then influenced by (17) GREECE AND ROME

36. History
• In ancient times, Egypt was a great civilization
• Was then influenced by (17) GREECE AND ROME
• In 641 AD, Arabs from Southwest Asia introduced
(18) ISLAM

37. History
• In ancient times, Egypt was a great civilization
• Was then influenced by (17) GREECE AND ROME
• In 641 AD, Arabs from Southwest Asia introduced
(18) ISLAM
• By 1900, (19) BRITAIN controlled Egypt

38. History
• In ancient times, Egypt was a great civilization
• Was then influenced by (17) GREECE AND ROME
• In 641 AD, Arabs from Southwest Asia introduced
(18) ISLAM
• By 1900, (19) BRITAIN controlled Egypt
• Egypt became independent in (20) 1952

39. History
• In ancient times, Egypt was a great civilization
• Was then influenced by (17) GREECE AND ROME
• In 641 AD, Arabs from Southwest Asia introduced
(18) ISLAM
• By 1900, (19) BRITAIN controlled Egypt
• Egypt became independent in (20) 1952
• President Gamal Abdel Nasser was president from
1954 to 1970 and made Egypt a powerful country

40. History
• In ancient times, Egypt was a great civilization
• Was then influenced by (17) GREECE AND ROME
• In 641 AD, Arabs from Southwest Asia introduced
(18) ISLAM
• By 1900, (19) BRITAIN controlled Egypt
• Egypt became independent in (20) 1952
• President Gamal Abdel Nasser was president from
1954 to 1970 and made Egypt a powerful country
• Today it is a (21) REPUBLIC

42. People

43. People
• Most people live within (22) 20 MILES of
the Nile River

44. People
• Most people live within (22) 20 MILES of
the Nile River
• (23) FELLAHIN, or poor farmers, live in
rural areas and rent land

45. People
• Most people live within (22) 20 MILES of
the Nile River
• (23) FELLAHIN, or poor farmers, live in
rural areas and rent land
• Life in major cities is modern

46. People
• Most people live within (22) 20 MILES of
the Nile River
• (23) FELLAHIN, or poor farmers, live in
rural areas and rent land
• Life in major cities is modern
• Cairo has (24) 8 million people and is
growing rapidly