Name: ___________________________________ Date: ___________________ Period: _____
Ancient Egypt Map
Resources
Use the following maps in The World and Its People; pages 72, 74, 82, 84, 621, and 626.
Assignment Requirements
Follow all directions closely and label all and only the items listed below. 1. Label the following cities and identify location with a ! (6 points) a. b. c. d. 2. a. b. c. d. 3. a. b. c. d. 4. a. b. 5. 6. 7. 8. Abu Simbel Akhetaton Giza Karnak Blue Nile River Gulf of Aden Lake Tana Mediterranean Sea Arabian Desert Arabian Peninsula Libyan Desert Lower Egypt Aswan Dam Cairo (Capital City) e. f. g. h. Luxor Memphis Meroë Napata e. f. g. h. e. f. g. h. c. d. i. j. k. l. Nile Delta Nile River Red Sea White Nile River Nubian Desert Sinai Peninsula Somali Peninsula Upper Egypt Lake Nasser Suez Canal (2 points) Sidon Syene Thebes Tyre
Label and color the following rivers and bodies of water blue (4 points)
Label the following geographic features and regions (4 points)
Draw and label the following features of modern-day Egypt (2 points)
Label all six cataracts of the Nile River and show their location with a
Color the map to show fertile land or desert. Use the map on page 82 to find the fertile area (3 points) Draw a compass rose that includes the four cardinal directions and the four intermediate directions (2 points) Use the box in the upper right of the map to create a legend (3 points) a. b. Include a title for the map (in the legend). Explain colors and symbols. Neatly and lightly color the map in color pencil, not markers. Color in one direction and stay within the lines. All labels must be written neatly in pen so they are easy to read. Capitalize the first letter of proper nouns. Spell words correctly.
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Quality of work (4 points) a. b. c.
Total Points _____ / 30
Period 2 Spectrum Version