Michael Adkins Webpage Assignment
Egypt
Note: This webpage is geared toward the fourth grade geography student.
Egypt Map:
Egypt Flag:
Basic Egypt Information:
Egypt is located in the north part of the continent of Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Libya to the west, Sudan to the south, Israel to the east, the Gaza Strip to the east, and the Red Sea to the east. The national capital of Egypt is Cairo. Egypt has a republic form of government. Egypt became an independent country on February 28, 1922. It gained its independence from the United Kingdom. A resident of Egypt is called an Egyptian. The official language of Egypt is Arabic. English and French are both commonly used in Egypt.
Egypt's Size:
Egypt has a total area of 1,001,450 square kilometers. Egypt has a land area of 995,450 square kilometers. Egypt has a water area of 6,000 square kilometers.
Egypt's Population:
The population of Egypt is currently 77,505,756. This population total is from July of 2005.
Egypt's Climate:
Egypt is a country that is filled with desert land. It is a hot country. Egypt has dry summers and moderate winters.
Other Egypt Information:
Egypt has several natural resources. These resources include petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gypsum, asbestos, talc, lead, phosphates, manganese, limestone, and zinc. Egypt has several natural hazards. These hazards include periodic droughts, flash floods, frequent earthquakes, landslides, sandstorms, dust storms, and driving windstorms. Egypt has several agricultural products. These products include cotton, wheat, corn, bean, rice, fruits, vegetables, sheep, goats, water buffalo, and cattle. Egypt has several industries. These industries include tourism, textiles, chemicals, food processing, construction, cement, metals, and hydrocarbons.
Interesting Egypt Facts:
1. Egypt is slightly more than three times the size of New Mexico.
2. The Nile River flows through Egypt.
3. The Nile River flows backwards or upstream in Egypt.
4. Egypt has a vast desert interrupted by the Nile River valley and delta.
5. The lowest point in Egypt, Qattara Depression, is over 400 feet below sea level.
6. The amount of arable/soil usable land in Egypt is only 2.87% of the entire land in Egypt.
A Sample Geography Lesson of Egypt:
Please answer the following four questions. Each question is worth a score of twenty-five points. If you answer all four questions correctly, you will get a score of one-hundred points. First, look at each question. Then, decide your answer for each question. Important! Do not look at the answers for any question until you have read each of the four questions. After you have read all four questions and have made a decision for your answer to each question, you may then proceed to seeing the answer for each question. Good luck!!
Question 1: What is the name of the body of water (river) that flows through Egypt from the south to the north? This question is from the physical and human characteristics of places geography education standard for grades kindergarten through fourth.
Question 2: What are the eleven agricultural products mentioned on this web site that are found in Egypt? This question is from the how human actions modify the physical environment geography education standard for grades kindergarten through fourth.
Question 3: What is the name of the lowest point in Egypt with an elevation that is over 400 feet below sea level where the human activity of farming cannot take place? This question is from the how physical systems affect human systems geography education standard for grades kindergarten through fourth.
Question 4: What is the name of the natural resource that is quickly changing to become an important part in the daily living of Egyptians? This question is from the changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources geography education standard for grades kindergarten through fourth.
Answer 1: the Nile River
Answer 2: cotton, wheat, corn, bean, rice, fruits, vegetables, sheep, goats, water buffalo, and cattle
Answer 3: Qattara Depression
Answer 4: petroleum
Egypt Web Links:
www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/eg.html
