TTO 2 §2.5 Nile questions

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§2.5 challenges along the river Nile

Recap questions

- Describe the upper, middle and lower courses of the River Nile

- Explain the main uses of the River Nile.

The discharge of the Nile varies through the year. During the summer, more water flows through the Nile than during the winter.
Which term is described?

1. Water evaporation
2. Watershed
3. Gradient
4. Regime

What is 'The Sudd' in South Sudan?

1. An area with a lot of rainfall that causes the Nile to flood
2. A large swamp in the upper course where the Nile flows slowly and lots of water evaporates
3. The area near the mouth of the White Nile where it splits in several distributaries
4. An area with lots of agriculture, that is flooded by the Nile during the rainy season

Are the following statements true or false?

I: Floods of the Nile made the soil more fertile
II: Because of the Aswan High Dam, the water level of the Nile in Egypt is lower

1. I: true II: true
2. I: true II: false
3. I: false II: true
4. I: false II: false

Blue Nile

Lower course in Egypt

High gradient

Discharge reduces

Regime is very constant

Regime varies a lot

Upstream

Downstream

Lots of rain

§2.5:

- Describe the challenges of transboundary rivers

- Explain the differences between physical and economic water scarcity

Which country is the richest, which the poorest? How can you see that?

Why will Egypt not be happy with the dam in Ethiopia?

Study the graph. Are the following statements true or false?

True

False

Ethiopia has the largest population

The Netherlands has 180 million inhabitants

The population in Sudan will grow most slowly