Assignmeant 22

a. Tell me about rainfall in Egypt, and the importance of the Nile River.whithout the nile all of egypt would be dessert and 2.5 centimeters of rain falls each year

b. Egypt is divided into what 2 sections? upper egypt and lower egypt

c. Tell me about Northern & Southern Egypt. they are named this way because the nile flows south to north

d. Egypt is home to which animals? Which plants? cheetas hyinas and cobras

e. What did the Egyptians leave paintings & carvings of?elephants hippoes and cheetas

f. Civilization was established by what year? How long ago did they settle there? 8000 years ago and by 3000 BC

g. When did Lower & Upper Egypt unite? 3100 BC

h. When did Egypt fall under Roman control? When did Muslims take over Egypt?31 BC and 640 Ad

i. Who invaded Egypt in 1882? What did they want? When did Egypt declare independence? the british wanted control of the suez canal and they declared independance in 1952

j. 90 percent of Egyptians are what religion? Muslim

k. Why is overcrowding a problem in Egypt today? it puts a strain of egypts resources

l. Why are children highly valued in their culture? they help farm and they are expected to take care of there parents in there old age

m. What type of gov't is Egypt today? egypt is a democratic republic

n. What is Egypt's largest single source of foreign income? oil because they have alot

o. What is the official name of Egypt? arab republic of egypt

p. What is the capital of Egypt? cairo

q. What is the population/official language of Egypt? arabic

r. What's the currency in Egypt? the egyptian pound

4. Scroll through photos 1-6 and answer the following questions. Post your answers to your blog.

a. Describe what's going on in the Egypt photos (don't look at the caption!)

Photo 1- ships on the nile

Photo 2- people in the marketplace

Photo 3 - my camel Ali Mohomad Kabar in giza

Photo 4 - capital in egypt

Photo 5 - women gettin water

Photo 6 - looks like a nazi flag " itz dez flaggen"

5. Now, go back and post the captions for each photo to your blog. Were you close?

Photo 1- no they weren't in the nile they were in the suez canal

Photo 2- yes

Photo 3 - that definitely is my cammel Ali mohamad kabar

Photo 4 - yes

Photo 5 - yes yes

Photo 6 - no = \ it wasnt a nazi flag it was the egyptian flag.....

a. What do Nile crocodiles resemble? What do they feed on? they resemble amored tanks with hudge mouths and big teeth they eat insects, fish and small children

b. How does the male croc get the female croc's attention? he bellows and splashes the water

c. Where does the female lay her eggs? digging a hole in the river bank

d. How many eggs does she deposit? Does she watch them? 25 to 80 eggs and yes she keeps gard over them

e. How do the mom & dad croc know when the baby crocs are ready to hatch? they baby crocs make a high pitch cry when they are ready

f. Where does mom bring them once they hatch? to the water

g. How do crocs control their temperature? basking in the sun

h. What's the scientific name for crocodile? How long can they grow? crocodylis niloticus and grow 20 feet long

i. How long can they live? What kind of feet do they have? sometimes around 80 years and they have webbed feet

j. Where do Nile crocs live? rivers marshes and lakes

k. How can you tell an alligator from a crocodile? the snout

l. What do crocs use their tails for? for swimming

m. What do crocs eat? baboons hienas and small children

n. What type of huge prey do crocs kill? lions humans and buffalo

o. Tell me about a croc's brain. there brains are highly developed

p. How do stones aid in digestion for crocs? they just do