Question

Most of the major cities pictured in the map are located where they are because of which of the following? (10 point)


a

The trading caravans used the Nile to travel to markets in Lake Nasser.


b

Water features make mining easier than farming.


c

The only source of water in the country is along the Nile River.


d

The flooding of the Nile River deposited silt that made good farmland.

Answer 1

Answer:

D

Explanation: The Egyptians were heavily dependent and successful upon the flooding of the Nile. It occurs at a natural cycle, predictable. The Nile River provided food, water, transportation, and silt that made for excellent soil.

Answer 2

It’s D because the rich soil from the Nile made people want to grow crops there.