Facts and Photos

a. Tell me about rainfall in Egypt, and the importance of the Nile River.
Without it, all of Egypt would be a desert. They only get an inch a year.
b. Egypt is divided into what 2 sections?
Upper and Lower Egypt
c. Tell me about Northern & Southern Egypt.
Southern Egypt has low mountains and desert. Northern Egypt is made of valleys.
d. Egypt is home to which animals? Which plants?
Cheetahs, Hyenas, Crocodiles, and cobras. Deserts, mountains, coastal areas and wetlands.
e. What did the Egyptians leave paintings & carvings of?
Left paintings and carvings of large animals like elephants and cheetahs.
f. Civilization was established by what year? How long ago did they settle there?
By 3000B.C. 8,000 years ago.
g. When did Lower & Upper Egypt unite?
Around 3100 B.C.
h. When did Egypt fall under Roman control? When did Muslims take over Egypt?
31 B.C. A.D. 640
i. Who invaded Egypt in 1882? What did they want? When did Egypt declare independence?
British control of the Suez Canal 1952
j. 90 percent of Egyptians are what religion?
Muslim
k. Why is overcrowding a problem in Egypt today?
They live on a narrow strip of land.
l. Why are children highly valued in their culture?
Help on family farms and take of their parents later on.
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. Visitors flock to see the ancient srtifacts like the sphinx
o. What is the official name of Egypt?
Arab Republic of Egypt
p. What is the capital of Egypt?
Cairo
q. What is the population/official language of Egypt?
78,887,007 Arabic
r. What's the currency in Egypt? (Money)
Guinay





PHOTOS:

a. Describe what's going on in the Egypt photos (don't look at the caption!)
Photo 1- large ship in water
Photo 2- woman looking at watermelon; man riding bike in market
Photo 3 - camel with fuzzballs
Photo 4 - bunch of buildings
Photo 5 - women getting water in a vase
Photo 6 - flag


5. Now, go back and post the captions for each photo to your blog. Were you close?
Photo 1- large ship steams through the suez canal in Egypt
Photo 2- shoppers walk through an open-air market in Luxor, Egypt.
Photo 3 - Camel stands near the great pyramids in Giza, Egypt
Photo 4 - crowded cairo, egypt, has more than 18,000,000 people
Photo 5 - 2 women fill their jugs with water from the nile river
Photo 6 - Egyptian flag





7. Answer the following questions from "FACTS 1-17" and post your answers to your blog:
a. What do Nile crocodiles resemble? What do they feed on?
armored tanks with a mouthful of teeth; feed on insects and small fish
b. How does the male croc get the female croc's attention?
bellows ans splashes, and slaps his snout on the water
c. Where does the female lay her eggs?
hole on the riverbank, shoreline, or bedstream
d. How many eggs does she deposit? Does she watch them?
25-80 eggs; keeps constant guard over her eggs
e. How do the mom & dad croc know when the baby crocs are ready to hatch?
They send out high-pitched sounds
f. Where does mom bring them once they hatch?
Picks em up in he rmouth and carries em to the river.
g. How do crocs control their temperature?
sun bathing
h. What's the scientific name for crocodile? How long can they grow?
Crocodylus Niloticus; up to 20 feet
i. How long can they live? What kind of feet do they have?
45 years and have webbed feet
j. Where do Nile crocs live?
rivers, marshes, and lakes of southern africa
k. How can you tell an alligator from a crocodile?
crocs have long snouts and gators have round ones
l. What do crocs use their tails for?
like an oar to propel themselves through the water
m. What do crocs eat? (mammals)
babboons, impala, wildebeest, hyeenas
n. What type of huge prey do crocs kill?
giraffes, lions, buffalo, hippopotamuses
o. Tell me about a croc's brain.
Have the most developed brain of all reptiles
p. How do stones aid in digestion for crocs?
help them digest their food.