PPT-Egypt: The Aswan High Dam

The Environmental Impact of the dam Background The Aswan Dam is an embankment dam situated across the Nile River in Aswan Egypt Since the 1950s the name commonly refers to the High Dam which is larger and newer than the Aswan Low Dam which was first completed in 1902 Following Egypts independence from the United Kingdom the High Dam was constructed between 1960 and 1970 It aimed to increase economic production by further regulating the annual river flooding and providing storage of water for agriculture and later to generate hydroelectricity The dam has had a significant impact on the economy and culture of Egypt. Like a giant snake, the Nile River slithers through some of the driest desert land on earth to create a narrow green valley. . The ancient Greeks called this land Egypt. For more than five thousand years, famous and often mysterious civilizations thrived along the banks of the Nile. About . Chapter 18. Irrigation. The Aswan Dam Project. The Nile. Problem. Where. Solution. Other details. 4 positives. Clean water. Irrigation. Transport. Tourism. Electric power. Fishing . 4 negatives. Buying fertilizers. and. Visualizing the World. Aswan. Eratosthenes . (. c. 276 BC. E.  – c. 195 BC. E). Alexandria. Aswan. Alexandria. Aswan. Alexandria. 0°. 7°12’. Aswan. Alexandria. 1/50 of a Circle (360°). Eratosthenes’s calculation:. By . Zilpha. . Keatley. Snyder. “Summoned by the Mighty Ones,” “The Return to Egypt,” & “Egypt Invaded”. scheme. A plan or putting an idea into effect.. Noun. “…that was a lot of kids to keep track of, particularly in the dark. It opened the way for a fascinating scheme.”. portant trade and communication channel between Egypt and the rest of Africa. - Shewer and Karedj : large and small sized straw plates/trays used to serve - The Shaalig – consists of a numbe 1 ABSTRACT The River Nile is the second longest river in the world, starting at its remotest headstream, the Luvironea River in Burundi, central Africa, and to its delta on the Mediterranean Sea i ISC. . Vocabulary. Dynasty. : a family that hands down power from one generation to the next. Mummification. : a ritual where all internal organs are removed from the body, which is dried in salt and wrapped in cloth. 6. th. Grade Social Studies. Chapter 4 Lesson 4. The Big Picture. Farmers . planted. and . harvested. crops between the yearly Nile floods.. Most people worked on huge farms owned by . government leaders. The Environmental Impact of the dam. Background. The Aswan Dam is an embankment dam situated across the Nile River in Aswan, Egypt. Since the 1950s, the name commonly refers to the High Dam, which is larger and newer than the Aswan Low Dam, which was first completed in 1902. Following Egypt's independence from the United Kingdom, the High Dam was constructed between 1960 and 1970. It aimed to increase economic production by further regulating the annual river flooding and providing storage of water for agriculture, and later, to generate hydroelectricity. The dam has had a significant impact on the economy and culture of Egypt.. !. BY. : KAILA DIMARZIO. Day 1-3. I will fly from the Atlanta Airport to The Cairo International Airport (flight details on later slide). From there, I will leave the airport to explore the city, Cairo as my first stop!. Kima Aswan Plant s the project in Aswan (Located 1000 Km from Cairo ) our big challenege was to deliver the specified materials in time as it was a fast track project The importance and nature of thi 1-level eventProtecting endangered cultural heritage in times of conflictTuesday 7March2017 1500 -1700 pm UnitedNatinsHeadquartersBackgroundAs the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Dev Technical, Socio-Economic and Geo-Political Parallels between the Two Mega-dams on the Nile River. Shimelis Dessu. West Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Email sbehailu@gmail.com. Why the “Parallels” are important?.