The Nile River A Pictorial Journey Up the

The Nile River A Pictorial Journey Up the World’s Longest River

The Nile River A Pictorial Journey Up the World’s Longest River

Dfsd f The Nile River • The Nile River is the longest in the world • Begins in the central mountains of Africa • Flows northward for over 4, 000 miles until it reaches the Mediterranean Sea • The White Nile, the longest tributary, begins in Lake Victoria. • The Blue Nile begins in the Ethiopian Highlands Dfsd f

The Eternal Nile The Blue Nile in the Ethiopian Highlands

Blue Nile Falls Hey Look!!! Its an ESCARPMENT!!!!

The White Nile Flows Through Uganda

Empties into the Mediterranean Sea Ethiopian Beginning of Highlands the Blue Nile Lake Victoria Beginning of the White Nile

The Blue and White Niles Converge

Tributaries - rivers that flow into a larger river Headwaters- streams near the source of a river Levees- embankments built along a river to prevent the water from flooding the land Silt- rich topsoil carried in rivers Deltas- triangular silt deposits at the mouth of a river Note: The mouth of the Niger river is a vast delta, sometimes called the “Oil Delta” because of the petroleum industry centered there.

First Aswan Dam built in 1889 Water peaking at top of dam led to building of Aswan High Dam

Aswan High Dam Completed in 1970 Funded by the Soviet Union

The Aswan High Dam Constructed by the British and the Soviet Union Cost over $1 billion in 1960’s Would be over $15 billion today

Moving of Abu Simbel Temple

Movement continued • Began in 1964 • Site was cut into large blocks and moved about 200 meters away from the river • Is still considered a feat of modern archeology • Moving cost over $60 million in 1960’s

Location change of the temple

Finished and Filled in 1976

Lake Nasser created by Aswan Dam

What if? … • What if we had to consider whether to build the dam today? • With all of the information we have now, would the Aswan High Dam be built? Why or Why not?

For or Against? • Choose a side: “Egypt’s Giant Leap Forward” “The Downside of Building Massive Dams” • Read the article. Take notes and add support to your position. Look for new information to support your argument. • Complete the corresponding questions on your own notebook paper. Was the construction of the Aswan High Dam a good thing?

Why does it take so long? • Think about all of the considerations that go into planning for major projects. Why does it take so long to plan them?