THE NILE RIVER

LOCATION OF THE NILE RIVER

• • The Nile River goes around Egypt, Tanzania Kenya, Eritrea, Congo, Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia and south of the equator
• •Length: 4,132 miles (6,695 km)
• •Half of Egyptians live along the Nile

THE HISTORY OF THE NILE

• The ancient Egypt could never haves lived without the Nile River
• The Nile was named after Greek Neilos
• The Nile was formed by three rivers
• The two main river that flow into the Nile are the white Nile the blue Nile
• The white Nile originates at lake Victoria

HISTORY OF THE NILE RIVER CO.

• The blue Nile originates at lake tana in Ethiopia
• Ancient Egypt could not have existed without the Nile River because it provided , food and water transportation a good source for growing food
• The ancient Egyptians could grow crops only in the mud left over when the Nile flooded
• The ancient Egyptians made paper and boats out of the reeds called papyrus that grow on the side of the Nile
• The Nile Also provided food for the Egyptians they used spears and nets to catch fish

HISTORY OF THE NILE CO.

• The Nile helped with trade it was the quickest and easiest to travel place to place
• The ancient Egypt could never haves lived without the Nile River

DANGERS OF THE NILE

• •Nile crocodile are blamed for the deaths of more than 200 people every year • crocodile can grow to around 20 feet long and over 16 hundred pounds
• Their is one crocodile named Gustave that is the cause of hundreds of people deaths Gustave is still living in the Nile today
• Hunters hunted all of the crocodile in 1960 they all became extend the crocodile can back
• Another animal that is native to the Nile that was once worshiped by the ancient Egyptians, hippopotamus
• the hippopotamus is very dangerous they have tuned over fishing boat and destroyed crops

THE NILE TODAY

• •Thanks to the Nile River Egypt is the 2nd most populated country in Africa.
• •Farmers are able to produce a large variety of crops because of the Nile River
• The Nile River is being used to help hydroelectric power. There are plans to develop electricity production in the surrounding areas
• The Aswan high Dam was built to help reduce flooding of the Nile River

THE DANGERS OF THE NILE CO.

• The hippopotamus is responsible for killing more people than lions
• The hippopotamus Can swim up 30km (18 miles) per hour
• The third most threading animal is the mosquitoes can give you malaria

SOURCES

• http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/earth/nileriver.html
• http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/415347/Nile-River
• http://curiosity.discovery.com/question/some-dangers-nile-river
• http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/nile-river4.htm