Nile River

Introduction

• Ancient Egyptians thrived along the Nile
• They wrote songs and poems to praise the river
• The Nile starts in highlands
• It crosses mountains, plateaus, plains, and deserts
• The Nile River basin includes 10 countries

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• Egypt is mostly a desert
• People in Egypt couldn't have survived without the Nile
• The Blue and White Nile are the two main branches
• The river runs North 4,160 miles North
• The river depth changes with the seasons

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• Ancient Egyptians believed Nile started from underground lake.
• Nile really started from the water cycle. 
• Water Cycle: process of water cycling through the Earth 

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• The White Nile crosses through plains and swamps
• The Blue Nile flows north from the Ethiopian highlands  
• The Nile goes through lots of physical features because its so long
• The Nile gets longer as it wider as it gets longer

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• The Nile goes through floods and deserts
• The deserts the Nile go through make the deserts 

Section 3(sources)

• Blue Nile and White Nile main branches of Nile
• Blue Nile: fast and powerful. Lake Tana is its main source.
• White Nile: farther South, Lake Victoria is its main source.