Egypt is in north Africa, were it is very hot and dry. The river Nile splits Egypt almost down the middle. The river Nile was the basis of ancient Egyptian culture and civilisation. Some important features in ancient geography including the Nile, the deserts, the delta and the oases.
The Nile gave the ancient Egyptians many, many things, it was their lifeline. This life giving water source was essential to their survival. It provided them with water for drinking, washing, and irrigation. It gave them food directly in the form of fish and water birds and contributed to the growing of crops and watering of livestock. I provided them building materials such as clay for bricks and reeds for their roofs. It also gave them papyrus, a type of paper made from reeds.In the picture below, the Nile is the long green line running through the middle.
The delta was at the end of the Nile where it branched out into the sea. This was rich fertile land and lots of Egypt's faming was done here. It is a great wetland and is very vast. In the picture to the left.the delta is the big green mass near the sea to the top of the picture.
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The desert took up the major part of Egypt. The ancient Egyptians called this the red land. The Egyptians hated the red lands. They even considered red an unlucky colour. Yet the desert gave them many things. It acted as a barrier from invading armies, and any retreating army would be in a dangerous position having to retreat back across the desert. The desert provided Egypt with precious metals and semiprecious stones such as alabaster, many types of granite and marble. They also cut stone for building materials in the desert.
In the harsh Egyptian deserts there was some water available in the form of oases. These springs of water bubbling up from the earth could be a little patch of green amongst the brown sand and rocks. These provided water for nomadic herders. Some oases were big enough to grow crops with and some were famous for their wines.
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for more info on ancient Egypt geography follow the link below.
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/geography/explore/fea.html