Egypt

By: Aramis

Location The country that I am studying is called Egypt. Interest: I was only interested in Egypt for the long exotic history it has. That’s why I chose when they gave me the opportunity to study it.

Continent: Egypt is in the continent of Africa, at 27 degrees north and 30 degrees east.

Capital: The capital of Egypt is Cairo, at 30 degrees north and 32 degrees east.

Absolute Location: Absolute Location is the findings of places on the Earth using longitude and latitude lines.

Relative Location of Egypt: The Relative Location of Egypt is, south of the Mediterranean Sea, west of Libya, north of Sudan, and east of the red sea (which was mistranslated, it is actually supposed to be called the Reed Sea).

Relative Location: Relative Location is the finding of places on the Earth using the cardinal directions.

PlaceIn the theme of geography Place is – what makes an area on the

Earth unique or different.Place is divided into two parts, Human and Physical

Characteristic.

Human characteristic Human Characteristic is something

that is unique and man made.

A Human Characteristic in my country would be the three

pyramids of Giza.

The three largest pyramids located in the valley of Giza consist of the great pyramids of Khufu, Kafhre, and Menkaura the tombs dedicated to a different king of Egypt.

The Nile River is the longest river in the world, stretching north for approximately 4,000 miles from East Africa to the Mediterranean.

Physical Characteristic A Physical Characteristic is a place that is unique and not man made.

A Physical Characteristic in my country is The Nile River.

Place

In the theme of geography Place is – what makes an area on the Earth unique or different.

Place is divided into two parts, Human and Physical Characteristic.

RegionIn the theme of geography Region – refers to places on the Earth that have things in common . As long as the geographical places have one thing in common, then it can be called a region.

RegionThe countries that Egypt forms a Region with are Ethiopia, Zaire, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, and Sudan. Other countries that Egypt forms a Region with are Sudan, Uganda, and Ethiopia.

Region Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, and Egypt form a Region because they are all in the Sahara Desert.

Facts #1 = The

Sahara Desert is about 16 km wide and about

5,000 km long. 2.5 million People live in the Sahara and it’s

also 2.5 years old. The Sahara is the second largest desert in the

world (second to Antarctica).

Ethiopia, Zaire, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Sudan, and Egypt form a Region because The Nile River runs through them. The Nile is the source of water for the people of Egypt.

Facts #2 = The Nile River is the longest river in the world; it got its name from the

Greek word Neilos. The Nile holds crocodiles that are approximately 4

meters long although some have been reported longer. Female crocodiles may lay up to 60 eggs at one time. The Nile River has certainly a critical role in the

history of the mysterious nation of Egypt.

Does each Region have a Human trait, Physical trait, or is a Climate Region?

In the first Region it is a Physical trait because those counties are in a desert. In the second Region it is also a Physical trait because The Nile River (a natural water resource) runs through those countries.

MovementIn the theme of geography Movement is – demonstrated by the exchange of merchandise and of services. It also includes communication and the physical movement of the Earth.

MovementMovement in my country that I chose is The Nile River.Facts #1=

Between Aswan

(ancient Elephantine) and the Mediterranean, the Nile River is clear of cataracts and was the

principle means of travel for the people of ancient Egypt. Various types of boats, including cargo,

passenger, funerary, and naval vessels, journeyed

on the river.

Movement Another Movement in my country is Pima Cotton

Facts #2=

Pima cotton is a generic name for extra long staple (ELS) cotton

grown in the U.S., Australia, Peru and in

very limited production in a few other location

around the Earth. Pima is from the gossypium barbadense species,

compared to gossypium hirsutum to which upland

cotton belongs. The primary differences between Pima (ELS growths) cotton and

upland cotton are staple length and strength. In

the U.S. cotton is considered to be ELS or Pima if it is an inch and

3/8 or longer. It’s strength and uniformity

measurements are considerably higher then those on upland cotton.

HUMAN/ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION

In the theme of geography Human/Environment

Interaction – refers to the way the Earth appears as a result of how humans have

changed it.

Example 1: After the Nile River floods, the Egyptians grow crop.

Human/Environment Interaction

A Human and Environment Interaction in

my country that I chose is: In parts of the

year after Nile floods the

Egyptians use that limited time to grow crops like fig trees, wheat and barley.

Do the Egyptians harm or help the

Environment?The Egyptians harm, because the crops sucks

nutrients from the soil which the Nile provided the soil

with after it floods, but the more Egyptians the more crops

and the less nutrients in the

soil.

Example 2: The Egyptians pollute there air, bad for there Environment.

Human/Environment Interaction

Another Human and Environment

Interaction in my country that I chose is: Egypt pollutes there air from cars, the cars use a lot of fossil fuel from

the millions of residents that use them, The Annual

Burning of Rice Straw is creating a black cloud, a mass of polluted air that

darkens the skies of Cairo. = the capital.

Do the Egyptians help or harm the Environment? The Egyptians harm, because they are the cause for such a big black cloud of toxic Carbon Dioxide.