flowed during the late Miocene era (23-5.3 million years before present). The Greek historian Herodotus wrote that “Egypt was the gift of the Nile”. As a unending resource of sustenance‚ it had a crucial role in the development of Egyptian society. Silt deposits from the Nile made land fertile and allowed ancient Egyptians cultivate wheat‚ flax‚ papyrus (which is the paper they used) and other crops around the Nile. This was crucial for trading and helped secure Egypt’s diplomatic relations with other
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Euphrates rivers where the flat plain known as Mesopotamia is located. This region’s shape and the richness of its soil leads is also the reason it is called the Fertile Crescent. The rivers flood once a year leaving a thick bed of mud called silt. This rich soil silt attracted its first settlers to this region the Sumerians. Even though this rich soil drew people to the region there were
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as a vital part of the Mesopotamian clan. The rivers were used as a method of bringing freshwater to the farms‚ a system also referred to as irrigation. Another practical use of rivers was for traveling and trading purposes. A rich soil known as silt was often left behind. With the help of this thick bed of mud‚ farmers were able to plant and harvest large quantities of wheat and barley. This allowed the population to enlarge and evolve‚ creating villages‚ governments‚ laws‚ etc. Evidently‚
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Year 10 Geography assessment task 1- Fieldwork investigation and research action report (RAP) Natural Environment- Coal point is a small saline coastal lagoon that opens intermittently. Coal point overs an area of approximately 1.3 km. A range of ecological habitats are supported by the lake‚ which is itself subjected to a wide range of human uses including recreation‚ industry‚ development‚ and rural activities. This has resulted in a high degree of modification to the natural environment
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flows south to north for 4000 miles in the middle of two very inhospitable deserts‚ the sandy Libyan Desert to the west and the mountainous Arabian Desert to the east. The annual cycle of the Nile flooding its banks brought new layers of nutrient rich silt down from the Ethiopian highlands and deposited them along the shores of the Nile River. The flooding cycle of the Nile facilitated the abundant agriculture success the ancient Egyptian people enjoyed and was instrumental in creating such a rich‚
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Africa’s northeast corner‚ receives very little rainfall throughout the year. As a result‚ Egypt has relied on the Nile River for its economy. Each year‚ the Nile floods due to upstream rain‚ depositing a type of rich black soil called silt‚ along the river banks. The silt at the river’s mouth forms into a triangular shape‚ which creates a delta. Most of Egypt’s population clustered in the Nile’s river valley and delta. This river’s yearly floods made these regions so fertile that ancient Egyptians called
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it was said by Herodotus ;an ancient Greek historian who’s regarded as the "Father of History" in Western culture.. he said"Egypt is the gift of the Nile" admiring the Nile river as God’s gift for the Egyptian people‚as without the Nile river;Egypt would have been desert.. The Nile was the lifeblood of Egypt. Their civilization depended on it (just as in every other river-valley civ.) Egypt was a glorious civilization‚ which contributed in many ways to two modern-day civilizations: the West and the
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The location of my parcel of land is in Manchester‚ Iowa a small town in Northeast Iowa. I chose Manchester because that is where I am from and I would like to know some of the characteristics of the soils found in this region. Someday I might want to buy this parcel of land so I thought I should see what soil components are suitable for this parcel of land. My supporting component is a house with a basement. I chose a house as my supporting component because I thought my parcel of land wouldn’t
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This helped the Egyptian people by letting them trade these minerals for food and other vital resources. The Nile River is said to be the back bone ancient Egypt. The yearly flooding of the Nile that caused silt to collect on the Nile banks made this area very fertile and wheat‚ flax and papyrus were cultivated and traded along the banks of the Nile. Because of the trade between Egypt and other countries along the Nile‚ Egypt began to flourish economically
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The Three Gorges Dam‚ when completed‚ will be the largest dam ever constructed‚ spanning 2.3 kilometers and holding back more then 39 billion cubic meters of water (Three Gorges). In 2007‚ the population hit 1.3 billion. The strain on China’s resources is immense and because of this China has had to invest in many large projects throughout the country. One of its most important needs is energy. China’s power consumption in 2005 was 2.494 trillion kilowatt hours (Cunningham 327). China has built dozens
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