The Nile River
The Nile River is the longest river in the world. Without the Nile River, all of Egypt would be desert.
Some parts of the country receive no rain at all, while other areas may get only eight inches a year.
The Nile River floods its banks every year between June and September. This helps make the soil rich so farmers can plant crops. Water from the Nile helps plants grow.
About 94 million people live in Egypt today. Most of them live along the banks of the Nile River.
- A river is a large, natural stream of water.
- Rivers flow into an ocean, lake, or other body of water.
- A river can flow through mountains, valleys, or plains.
- The river begins in mountains in eastern Africa, flows north through Sudan and Egypt, and ends in the Mediterranean Sea.
- In Egypt, the river floods onto its banks every year, helping create good farming land.
- People use the river for trading and traveling.
- As far back as ancient times, people have lived along the banks of the river.
Click Visualize It to show what you have learned about the Nile River: Which way does it flow? Where does it empty into the Mediterranean Sea? Where is Cairo and where is Nubia?
