Theory question 108
Geography of Africa(a) Draw a sketch map of the Nile Valley. On the map, show and name (i) two farming areas; (ii) two products from each area in 8(a)(i) above. (b) In what five ways in the River Nile of economic importance to Egypt and the Sudan?
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(a) Nile from Lake Victoria through Sudan and Egypt to the delta; farming areas: Nile delta (cotton, rice, wheat, maize) and Nile valley of Egypt (sugarcane, wheat, cotton); Gezira plain between the White and Blue Nile in Sudan (cotton, groundnuts, wheat, sorghum).
(b) Water for irrigation of cotton and food crops; fertile alluvial soils from floods; hydro-electric power (Aswan High Dam, Sennar, Roseires); transport of people and goods; fishing (Lake Nasser); domestic and industrial water supply; tourism (cruises, monuments); flood control.
Name the dams that give power and irrigation water.