14 Fun Facts About the Nile: Educational Version
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The Nile River has amazed people for thousands of years. It runs opposite from most river systems. It floods for miles, pushing back the desert and providing farming lands for civilizations to thrive. It fills a massive swamp and has canyons and waterfalls that are as spectacular as anywhere in the world. Most of its course is through the desert, yet it never runs dry.
How much do you know about the Nile River? Can you answer these questions:
Is the Nile River the longest river in the world?
Most rivers grow in size until they reach the sea. When does the Nile River loose 50% of its water before it reaches the ocean?
What two colors does the Nile River come in?
How much of the water that flows into the Mediterranean Sea comes from the Nile?
What happened to many ancient Egyptian temples when the Aswan High Dam was built?
Find out the answers to these questions and more and amaze your family and friends with these fun facts.
Ages 8 and up.
All measurements in American and metric.
The Educational Version has activities that meet Common Core Curriculum Standards.
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Jeannie Meekins
Jeannie Meekins is an Australian writer who lives with her children and a couple of cats who think they own the computer. And if her dog could read, he’d be jealous, so it’s lucky that he can’t. Jeannie has also written over 10 books for children, many available through LearningIsland.com
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14 Fun Facts About the Nile - Jeannie Meekins
14 FUN FACTS ABOUT
THE NILE
By Jeannie Meekins
A LearningIsland.com
15 - Minute Book
We have used many sources to research these facts and they are accurate at time of publishing. The more we explore the wonders of our world, the more information we are discovering.
Editor: Jennifer Robinson
Title page pictures by Jonl1973
Smashwords Edition
(c) Copyright 2012 Jeannie Meekins. All rights reserved.
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14 Fun Facts About the Nile / Jeannie Meekins
Summary: A brief look at some fun facts about the Nile River.
1. Nile River. Juvenile Literature. 2. Egypt. Juvenile Literature. 3. Rivers. Juvenile Literature.
Words: 2216
Reading Level: 6.9
Ages 9 and up.
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The Nile River has amazed people for thousands of years. It runs opposite from most river systems. It floods for miles, pushing back the desert and providing farming lands for civilizations to thrive. It fills a massive swamp and has canyons and waterfalls that are as spectacular as anywhere in the world. Most of its course is through the desert, yet it never runs dry.
Here are some interesting things you might not know about the Nile.
(David Corcoran)
Fact 1: The Nile River is the longest river in the world.
The Nile is a massive river system. It is so big its actual source has not been