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GEO 200 Milestone Two Worksheet Guidelines and Rubric Katelyn Beyers 1. Identify a city or area of a country within your new region: Cairo, Egypt 2. Location: Absolute Location of the Capital Cairo: (30.044420, 31.235712) Located in the northeastern corner of the continent of Africa. South of the Mediterranean Sea, West of Israel & the Gaza Strip, North of Sudan, and East of Libya. Egypt Maps & Facts - World Atlas World Atlas. (2021, February 24). Egypt Maps & Facts . WorldAtlas. https://www.worldatlas.com/maps/egypt 3. Regional Significance: 1

Egypt is the most populous country in the Arab world, and the third most populated country in the continent of Africa. Egypt also makes up one- quarter of the entire population of the Middle East. Egypt is located at the “crossroads” of southwest Asia and Africa. Egypt’s cities serve as an oasis throughout the desert and have successfully aided in the transportation of items up and down the Nile River throughout history. Egyptians later built the Suez Canal creating the shortest and most used trade route for passage between Europe and the Indian and Western Pacific oceans. Egypt - The World Factbook. (n.d.). Www.cia.gov. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/egypt/#transportation Zuhur, S. (2007). Egypt’s Significance in the Region. JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep11986.9?seq=3 Is Egypt on the Way to Becoming a Regional Power? | Near East South Asia Center. (n.d.). Nesa-Center.org. Retrieved November 27, 2023, from https://nesa-center.org/is-egypt-on-the-way-to-becoming-a-regional-power/ 4. Global Significance: Egypt is considered a cradle of civilization, located at the crossroads of Africa and Southwest Asia, and possesses many resources such as gold, oil, gas, precious stones, and metals. Home to one of the seven wonders of the world, the Great Pyramid of Giza. Ancient Egyptian civilization heavily influenced society as it exists today. One of the first civilizations to create an alphabet. This would later develop into the phonetic alphabet that we use today. Ancient Egyptians always created one of the earliest forms of paper, Papyrus. Egypt historically was home to the largest library in the world, The Great Library of Alexandria, which later burned. Whelan, N. (2020, May 26). 10 Ways Ancient Egyptians Shaped World history . WorldAtlas. https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/10-ways-ancient- egyptians-shaped-world-history.html Egypt - The World Factbook. (n.d.). Www.cia.gov. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/egypt/#transportation Is Egypt on the Way to Becoming a Regional Power? | Near East South Asia Center. (n.d.). Nesa-Center.org. Retrieved November 27, 2023, from https://nesa-center.org/is-egypt-on-the-way-to-becoming-a-regional-power/ Part II: Connectivity 1. Interactions: 2

Egypt’s landscape is arid to semi-arid deserts. The Sahara Desert makes up about two-thirds of Egypt's land. The desert landscape has dunes, oases, and rugged plateaus. Two of the oases, such as Siwa and Bihariya, are communities that have historically developed around natural springs. While less populated than the Nile regions, the Western Desert holds mineral resources and has been significant for trade and transportation. Aside from the desert, Egypt has the Nile River running through the heart of the nation. This north-flowing river has kept the barren desert alive for thousands of years. The Nile River is the longest-flowing river in Africa and provides water for millions of people and animals. Egypt also has rugged mountains bordering the Red Sea on the transcontinental portion of the country. The Sinai Peninsula of Egypt acts as a land bridge between the continents of Asia and Africa. T his landscape has created a moderately divided population with 43% of the population living in urban areas, and 57% living in rural areas. Farming is centered around the flow of the Nile River, including its flooding, and deposit patterns. These deposit patterns have created a tropical-like climate in the Nile Delta. A surprisingly 95% of the population resides within 20 km of the Nile River. The nation’s landscape has divided the country into multiple regions, of these regions 91% of the population is Egyptian. The remaining population is mostly Turkish, Greek, and a variety of other ethnicities from nomadic tribes that travel the Middle East. While the most spoken language is Arabic, numerous dialects were created due to the early isolation of cities by harsh environmental conditions. Egypt - The World Factbook. (n.d.). Www.cia.gov. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/egypt/#transportation Egypt - Housing. (n.d.). Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/place/Egypt/Housing Egypt: Background and U.S. Relations. (n.d.). https://sgp.fas.org/crs/mideast/RL33003.pdf 2. Movement: 3

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The country of Egypt and all its cities are centralized around the Nile River, flowing south to north, its annual flooding provides transportation of goods and citizens every year. Citizens travel throughout the nation in numerous ways. Cities have paved roadways, subways, and train transit systems. Buses provide public transportation as well, while some citizens opt for biking and walking. Trains transport goods throughout the nation. Egyptians’ ideas flow semi-freely throughout Egypt via telecommunications, social media, broadcasting, and tv. Outside of cities, the majority of rural populations also have access to this technology as well. Egyptian trade consists predominantly of imports. Nearly two-fifths of imports consist of raw materials, minerals chemical products, and capital goods. One-fifth are food-related stuff, and the remaining two-fifths are consumer goods. (Raymond William Baker & Charles Gordon Smith, 2018) Egypt also exports raw materials, minerals, and capital goods. Egypt’s most important trading partners are China, The United States, Italy, Germany, and the Gulf Arab Countries. (Raymond William Baker & Charles Gordon Smith, 2018) Railways connect the most populated cities like Cairo and Alexandria, allowing goods to flow via train between the two, and bring imports and exports to the Mediterranean coast. While nearly four-fifths of Egypt's total road work allows for the transportation of goods via trucks, and cars. (Raymond William Baker & Charles Gordon Smith, 2018) Citizens travel by train and car. Alternatively, the south-to-north flowing Nile River allows for the transportation of goods via boat. Like the way ancient Egyptians traded goods. Egyptians also make use of the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean coast. Egypt continues to construct better means of transportation, majority of this urbanization is pursued by citizens, and managed by state, and local governments. Raymond William Baker, & Charles Gordon Smith. (2018). Egypt - Trade. In Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/place/Egypt/Trade Egypt - People. (n.d.). Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/place/Egypt/People Egypt - The World Factbook. (n.d.). Www.cia.gov. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/egypt/#transportation 4