chapter 18. the nile problem where solution other details 4 positives clean water irrigation...
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Gaining from the deserts
Chapter 18
Irrigation
The Aswan Dam Project
The Nile
Prob
lem
Whe
re
Solu
tion
Other details
4 positivesClean waterIrrigationTransportTourismElectric powerFishing
4 negativesBuying fertilizers90,000 move homeTombs floodedSalt water on land
The river flooded farm lands at times but at other times no water was received. This was unreliable for the farmers.
The River Nile flows through Egypt which is a country in Africa.
The Aswan Dam was built to control the flow of the river waters. Water was available for irrigation.
Worlds largest dam½ km wideLake Nasser: artificial lakeProvides energy for people of Egypt.
Two sides of the Aswan Dam story
Pick out the main detail in each
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Aswan Dam
project, Egypt
River Nile flooded
sometimes and did not
supply enough regular water to farms at other times
Aswan Dam built in 1960.
½ km wide creating a
large artificial lake called
Lake Nasser.
Water pumped from Lake Nasser to
farmlands to irrigate the
land and help crops grow.
Building the dam has left positive and
negative effects on the
people and land of Egypt