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What is a dam?
A barrier that stops the flow of water and redirects the water somewhere else
What is the name of the large dam Ethiopia is currently building?
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
What is water pollution?
unnatural materials in the river that make it dirty and unsafe for living things
What is an estuary?
Where the fresh water of a river and the salt water of an ocean meet
What do we call the area where two rivers or streams meet?
Confluence
What does the word "current" mean in relation to rivers?
The flow of a river
What is the name of the world's most important canal?
The Suez Canal
Name an example of flora that live on the Nile River.
Papyrus, Bamboo, Bananas, etc.
Name an example of fauna that live on the Nile River.
Crocodile, tiger fish, hippo, egret, nile perch, monitor lizard, soft shell turtle, etc.
Name an example of fauna that lives on the Nile.
Crocodile, tiger fish, hippo, egret, Nile perch, monitor lizard, soft shell turtle, etc.
What is sediment?
solid material carried by a river
What is erosion?
An act in which earth is worn away by water, wind, or ice
What is agriculture?
farming (growing crops) or ranching (raising livestock)
What do we call dangerous, fast moving waters?
cataracts or rapids
What do we call dangerous, fast moving waters?
cataracts
What are the names of the 2 rivers that meet to form the Nile?
White Nile and Blue Nile
In what direction does the Nile flow?
South to North
Which two countries are feuding over a new dam that will be built on the Nile?
Ethiopia and Egypt
What is a delta?
A fan-shaped area where a river empties its water into another body of water
What is hydroelectric power?
Power made from running water
Name 4 of the countries that the Nile River runs through.
Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Rwanda, Tanzania, South Sudan, Uganda
What is a flood plain?
The land that is covered by water and silt during the flood season.
What does it mean if the land is "fertile"?
It is easy to grow crops and other plant life
What is silt?
Very rich soil that is carried by water
What is population distribution?
how close or far away people are from each other in a given area
What is a tributary?
smaller streams or rivers that flow into a larger river
What is irrigation?
man-made canals that spread out water to farms and gardens