Mr Herneisen 200809 Vocabulary to know Hydroelectric Potential Electrical power generated from flowing water Perennial Irrigation System of yearround watering for crops River Basin The area drained by a river and its tributaries ID: 140648
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The Nile River: a journey from source to mouth
Mr. Herneisen 2008-09Slide2
Vocabulary to know
Hydroelectric PotentialElectrical power generated from flowing water
Perennial Irrigation
System of year-round watering for crops
River BasinThe area drained by a river and its tributariesWater CycleMovement of water from Earth to the atmosphere and back againSlide3
WATER CYCLESlide4
The Nile river
World’s Longest River!
Two Branches
White Nile
4,160 miles long!Blue Nile870 miles longUses:FoodHygiene
Transportation
EnergySlide5
Blue nile
Source:
Lake Tana, Ethiopia
Source not discovered until 1615 by SpainSlide6
White Nile
Source: Lake Victoria, Uganda
Source discovered in 1850s by EnglandSlide7
Khartoum,
sudan
Meeting place of the two branches (confluence)Slide8
The great bend
800 mile “S-curve”Cataracts of the Nile:
6 major rapids or low waterfalls
Major barriers to travel up and down the Nile RiverSlide9
Through the desert
Nile River creates a lifeline for the Sahara Desert – largest desert in the world.
Lake Nasser & Aswan High Dam
One of largest reservoirs in the world (man-made lake)
Uses Nile River to create electricityControls flow of river to prevent flooding, help river travel, and provide perennial irrigation. Slide10
Egypt’s Nile River Delta
95% of all Egyptians live along the Nile River
Richest farmland in all of Africa
Nile pours into Mediterranean Sea