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Exercise: Would you want to live here?

Exercise: Would you want to live here?.

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Exercise: Would you want to live here?

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  1. Exercise: Would you want to live here? Using the following information in groups of four or five decide whether you would want to live in this area. Work through the activities in order to come to your answer. You must give detailed reasons for your decisions. Give a short presentation for your decisions at the end of the session.

  2. This is the river Nile. It is located in Egypt, Africa. Activity 1: Name two countries which the river Nile runs through.

  3. This graph show the temperature of Cairo, the capital city of Egypt over a year. Activity 2: Using the graph below, what is the maximum temperature in June in degrees Celsius?

  4. This graphs shows the precipitation (the amount of rainfall) in Cairo, Egypt, over a year. Activity 3: What is the precipitation in January in mm? Is it:- a). Above 20mm b). Below 10mm c). In between 10-20mm.

  5. The graphs below the humidity (the amount of water in the air) in Manchester and in Cairo. Activity 4: Which is more humid, Manchester or Cairo? CAIRO MANCHESTER

  6. The picture on the left shows Cairo, I has an extensive irrigation system, only the rich can live in this modern city. There are many poor, right picture, who live just outside Cairo in poverty.

  7. Activity 5: Compare the two photographs below. List 5 differences between them.

  8. The River Nile drains a vast area of North East Africa (an area equal to a tenth of the whole of Africa).    The Nile is the longest river in the world.     The Nile is the only reliable source of water for millions of people in countries where population growth is very rapid.

  9. Tourism: Everyday there are numerous luxury cruisers, and traditional Egyptian sailing boats travelling up and down the Nile. These boats will drop you off at tourist attraction. Farming: There are hundreds of farms along the Nile, and usually farmers use boats to transport items (such as rice, wheat, cattle, and hay) between locations on the Nile.

  10. Fishing: Almost everyone who lives on the Nile would have done some fishing at one time in their life or another, and for some fishing is a main source of income and wealth. Each year thousands of tonnes of fish are caught. Activity 6: What do you think the main source of income is in Egypt?

  11. Now…. Using the information you have discovered, as a group you must answer the questions on the first page. Which were:- 1). Would you want to live here? 2). Why would you want to live here? Answer these questions, and prepare a short presentation to show the reasons for your decision to the rest of the class.

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