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Flashcards by Brandon Andersen, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Brandon Andersen
about 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Nickname for the Nile | Giver Of Life |
| World's Largest Dam | Aswan Dam |
| Separates Asia from Africa, cuts through Egypt | Suez Canal |
| Cost Of Aswan Dam | 1 billion dollars |
| Longest Ship Canal | Suez Canal |
| Flows from south to north | Nile River |
| Took 10 years to build | Aswan Dam |
| Cuts through Egypt | Suez Canal |
| Deserts east and west | Nile River |
| Aswan Dam Advantages | Electrical power and fishing industry |
| Links the Mediterranean and Red seas | Suez Canal |
| It is 4160 miles long | Nile River |
| Aswan Dam Disadvantages | lost nutrients, 120K people had to migrate, polluted by fertilizer |
| Has 6 waterfalls | Nile RIver |
| Cataract | a large waterfall |
| Made of earth and rock | Aswan Dam |
| Floods mid July leaving rich fertile soil | Nile River |
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