viernes, 10 de marzo de 2017

The Nile River:










Egypt has been called the Gift of the Nile.Without the Nile River,the longest river in the world,all of Egypt would be a desert.The Nile is one of  the few rivers in the word  that flow from south to north.It flows over 4,000 miles from its source high in the mountains  of central Africa,near the equator ,to its mouth in the Mediterranean Sea. an its mouth , the Nile forms a delta  a piece of land that has slowly built up over the years by the deposit  of loose sand and soil  at the mouth of the river.

The width of the Nile Valley varies from two ti thirty miles. Where black  land stop begins.For this reason ,ancient Egyptians called their land Red Land,Black Land."Compared to the thousands of miles of desert located on either side,the back land looks like  thread.

The Three Egyptians Seasons.

1. Flood Season
[june-september]
To make sure that what there were building was straight and level ,ancient Egyptians used and instrument called and square and plumb line. This square and plumb line was found in the tomb of an Egyptian ruler.
[October-february] Planting season.
This painting from and Egyptian tomb shoes irrigation Canals and agricultur along the Nile . Hoe did the ancient Egyptians pland sedes and plow soil.

3.Harvest Season
[March-May]
 After the gathering of grapes fro the vines , the Egyptians pressed them with their feet to Make grape juice.

viernes, 3 de marzo de 2017

The Sinai Peninsula

Rugged wilderness.  The Sinai Peninsula or simply Sinai (/ˈsn/;[1][2] Arabic: سيناء‎‎ Sīnāʼ ; Egyptian Arabic: سينا‎‎ Sīna, IPA: [ˈsiːnæ]; Hebrew: סיני‎‎ Sinai) is a peninsula in Egypt, situated between the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Red Sea to the south, serving as a land bridge between Asia and Africa. It is the only part of Egyptian territory located in Asia. Sinai has a land area of about 60,000 km2 (23,000 sq mi) and a population of approximately 1,400,000 people. The bulk of the peninsula is divided administratively into two of Egypt's 27 governorates (with three more straddling the Suez Canal area). source wikipedia 

Two principal regions may be recognized in Sinai. The first region is the southern complex of high mountains, including such peaks as Mount Kātrīnā (Catherine), elevation 8,668 feet (2,642 metres); Umm Shūmar, 8,482 feet (2,585 metres); Al-Thabṭ, 7,997 feet (2,437 metres); and Mount Sinai, 7,497 feet (2,285 metres). The southern region is essentially composed of igneous rocks and is sharply incised by deep, canyonlike wadis (seasonal watercourses) that drain toward the Gulf of Suez or the Gulf of Aqaba. This gaunt mountain mass is separated from the Gulf of Suez to the west by a narrow coastal plain, but on its eastern side it rises precipitately from the Gulf of Aqaba. The second region, flanking this mass on the north and forming two-thirds of Sinai, is a great plateau sloping from heights of more than 3,000 feet (900 metres) downward to the Mediterranean.

miércoles, 1 de marzo de 2017

Some things about Egypt.

Geography of egypt
location
Egypt is located in the northeastern corner of the african continent almost all of Egypt is in the great 
Sahara Desert, the largest desert in the world.
North of Egypt is the Mediterranean Sea. East of Egypt in the Read Sea.    

Africa is home to some world-record animals. the Cheetah is the fastest land animal over short distances. It can run 70 miles per hour for a few hundred yards.

Mt. Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania is not a part of a mountain range. It is an extinct volcano. 
Even thougth it is near the equator, it always has snow on top.
















The Sinai Peninsula is located on the Western  edge of the continent of Asia where it meets whith the continent of Africa.