GEOGRAPHY THROUGH MAPS
Egypt
Egypt’s population and agriculture concentrate along the Nile and delta. Sinai lies east of the Suez Canal and is conventionally in Asia; the country is therefore transcontinental.
Fast Facts
- About 95 per cent of Egyptians live in the Nile valley and delta, which cover only a small fraction of the land.
- The Aswan High Dam, completed in 1970, holds back Lake Nasser and controls the Nile flood.
Connected lessons
- Sinai PeninsulaMap, explanation and practice
- EgyptCountry profile
Geographical connections
- IsraelBorders
- PalestineBorders
- LibyaBorders
- SudanBorders
- Sinai PeninsulaContains