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Egypt is in the northeast part of Africa. |
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The Nile River flows through Egypt into the Mediterranean Sea. |
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Upper Egypt is upstream of the Nile, or south, and Lower Egypt is |
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downstream, or north. |
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Once a year, the Nile river floods in the inundation depositing rich silt. |
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The silt covers some land, forming the "blackland" which is very good for farming |
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out of the "redland", or desert. The Nile floods in the fall. |
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Egypt is approximately 997,740 square kilometers. |
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Egypt is very dry with almost no rainfall. |
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Thebes, Memphis, and Cairo were all capitals of Egypt |
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