Geography of Egypt Lecture 2

Lecture 2

• Egypt occupies a significant portion of northeastern Africa
• The Nile River supplies regular water to Egypt
• The Nile Valley in Egypt has high population density
• The Gulf of Suez separates the Eastern Desert and Sinai Peninsula
• The Nile Valley receives water from southern highlands
• Egypt's population density varies greatly between habitable areas and deserts
• Herodotus used the terms "Arabian" and "Libyan" Desert to describe the deserts east and west of the Nile

• The Nile Valley and Delta area of Egypt is along the final stretch of the Nile
• The Nubia section of the Nile has a relatively gentle gradient
• The western side of the Nile Valley near Assiut has lower cliffs
• The Rosetta and Damietta branches of the Nile spread into the Mediterranean Sea
• The Fayum depression lies to the west of the Nile Valley
• Birket Qarun is a lake located in the Fayum depression
• The alluvial floor of the Nile Valley averages 10 km in width between Aswan and Cairo
• The Great Desert Belt spans North Africa and Arabia
• The Eastern Desert and Sinai Peninsula are geographically part of one region, but divided

Lecture 3

• Egypt's Western Desert has unconnected depressions to the west
• The Nile River divides Egypt into two distinct regions
• The rainfall in Egypt's Western Desert averages 1cm per year
• Assiut is 260㎞ north of Qena
• Egypt's cultivable lands are generally wider west of the Nile
• Egypt's Eastern side of the Nile Valley has cliffs over 300m high
• The Qattara depression has an area of approximately one million km²
• The Nile Valley region has a population exceeding 1,500 per square kilometer
• The Western Desert contains sandstone plateaus and wadis
• The southernmost point of the Nile Valley is Aswan
• The Red Sea coast of Egypt has diverse marine life and popular diving spots
• The Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea
• Alexandria is called the “Pearl of the Mediterranean”
• The Western Desert is primarily a plateau with rocky ground and depressions

• The Western Desert features a significant amount of sand dunes and rocky plateaus
• Qattara depression is one of Egypt's largest and deepest depressions
• The Siwa Oasis is renowned for its hot springs and therapeutic properties
• The Western Desert has ancient settlements of significance
• The Western Desert has fossilized remains of prehistoric animals
• The Western Desert’s oases are notable for date and olive cultivation
• Important geological features in the Western Desert are various plateaus and depressions
• The Western Desert has various geological formations, depressions/plateaus/hills

• Various oases in the Western Desert have specific characteristics (size, shape, etc.)
• The Western Desert has numerous depressions including Qattara