a. Tell me about rainfall in Egypt, and the importance of the Nile River.
It only rains about an inch each year. But each year the river rises and the floods cover the valleys, leaving sediments needed for trees, plants and crops to grow.
b. Egypt is divided into what 2 sections?
upper egypt in the south and south egypt in the north.
c. Tell me about Northern & Southern Egypt.
The sections are named like this because the nile runs from south to north.
d. Egypt is home to which animals? Which plants?
cheetahs, hyenas, crocodiles, and cobras.; oases, deserts, mountains costal areas, island rivers, and wetlands.
e. What did the Egyptians leave paintings & carvings of?
elephants,hippos, leopards,cheetahs.
f. Civilization was established by what year? How long ago did they settle there?
8,000 years ago;3000 BC.
g. When did Lower & Upper Egypt unite?
3100 BC.
h. When did Egypt fall under Roman control? When did Muslims take over Egypt?
31 BC;640 AD,
i. Who invaded Egypt in 1882? What did they want? When did Egypt declare independence?
The British and they wanted to control the Suez Canal; 1952.
j. 90 percent of Egyptians are what religion?
Musilim
k. Why is overcrowding a problem in Egypt today?
Having so many people in such a small area.
l. Why are children highly valued in their culture?
They help on the family farm and help parents in old age.
m. What type of gov't is Egypt today?
democratic republic
n. What is Egypt's largest single source of foreign income? Why do you think that is?
tourism; people want to see the ancients monuments.
o. What is the official name of Egypt?
Arab Republic of Egypt
p. What is the capital of Egypt?
Cario
q. What is the population/official language of Egypt?
78,887,007; Arabic
r. What's the currency in Egypt? (Money)
Egyptian Pound
Pictures
Photo 1- boats sailing down a canal
Photo 2- a busy marketplace in Egypt
Photo 3 - a camel by a pyramid
Photo 4 - a city in egypt
Photo 5 - women geting water from a river
Photo 6 - egytian flag
More pictures
Photo 1- large ships steam through the Suez canal in Egypt
Photo 2- Shoppers walk through an open-air market in Luxor, Egypt
Photo 3 - A camel stands near the Great Pyramids in Giza, Egypt
Photo 4 - Crowded Cairo, Egypt has more than 18 million ppl
Photo 5 - Two women fill their jugs with water from the Nile river
Photo 6 - Egyptian flag
armor tanks and young crocs. insects and small fish
b. How does the male croc get the female croc's attention?
he bellows and splashes water
c. Where does the female lay her eggs?
riverbank, shoreline, or dry streambed
d. How many eggs does she deposit? Does she watch them?
25-80. yes.
e. How do the mom and dad croc know when the baby crocs are ready to hatch?
young cros sends out a high pitched sound
f. Where does mom bring them once they hatch?
to the water
g. How do crocs control their temperature?
by basking in the sun during the day
h. What's the scientific name for crocodile? How long can they grow?
crocodylus nicolticus && 20 feet.
i. How long can they live? What kind of feet do they have?
80 years. webbed.
j. Where do Nile crocs live?
Africa
k. How can you tell an alligator from a crocodile?
snouts
l. What do crocs use their tails for?
propel through water
m. What do crocs eat? (mammals)
wildabeast, hyneans, baboons, and impala.
n. What type of huge prey do crocs kill?
hippos, giraffes, lions, and occasionally humans.
o. Tell me about a croc's brain.
most highly developed brain of all reptiles.
p. How do stones aid in digestion for crocs?
helps them digest their food
Game
It was one of the coolest. We liked it alot and it was fun. We leared about which organs went into which jars and the order of mummification. The pictures were nasty but interesting.It made us hungry.
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