ICSE Class 7 Geography Question 12 of 15

Africa — Location, Political Divisions and Physical Features — Question 12

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Question 6(h)

Why is Egypt known as the gift of Nile?

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The country Egypt is called the Gift of the Nile as it is Egypt’s lifeline. Without the Nile, Egypt would have been a desert. The Nile gave Egypt fertile, fine silt soil and alluvial deposition. This soil is good for growing crops.