The phenomena of our beloved country Egypt

Egypt is known for its many bounties, and this is the most important thing for its distinction
In our Arab homeland, we have very great advantages, the most important of which are the natural features in our country, such as mountains, hills, plains, hills, seas, islands, and rivers, and we will learn about them.
The first thing we need to know is that the Nile River has a very big factor in our lives, and that the most important feature of it is that it contains fertile flood plains, and of course it helps us in agriculture.

However, east of the Nile, we have the Eastern Desert, which is characterized by the presence of many mountains, solid rocks and plateaus, unlike the Western Desert, which includes yellow sand and depressions. Of course, we cannot forget the Arabian Peninsula, which is located between the Gulf of Aqaba and Suez and the Red Sea, which contains many islands.

• » The first thing we need to know is that the map of Egypt will have many colors on it, but what do you think these colors mean?!

If we find if it is built on the map, we know that it shows heights like mountains and vegetables
Dark brown indicates higher areas
As for the green color, it indicates the low ground, such as the plains
Well if it was light green
The dark green indicates depressions
The yellow color indicates average altitudes
Finally, the blue color denotes water bodies

• » Regarding the heights, we will talk about mountains, hills, and plateaus

The mountains are a high ground with a steep peak on both sides, such as the Oweinat Mountains and Saint Catherine's Mountain

And Mount Al-Shayeb
As for the hills, they are high land that also has a summit, but it is less than a thousand meters, where it is longer than a thousand meters, it is considered mountains
Plateaus are high, flat or semi-flat land, such as the Great Golf Plateau

• » As for depressions, they are lands lower than sea level, such as the Qattara depression

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The depressions are divided into two parts
A flood plain is an area of flat land formed by river sediments
A coastal plain is an area of flat land along the seas

• » As for the areas surrounded by water, which are:

The islands are an area of land surrounded by water on all sides, such as Lake Shedwan in the Red Sea

The Peninsula, which is an area of land surrounded by water on three sides, such as the Arabian Peninsula

• As for water, it is divided into (seas - rivers - lakes)

Seas: an area of salt water smaller than the oceans, such as the Red and Mediterranean Seas

Rivers: It is a fresh water stream like the Nile River
Lakes: They are an area of water surrounded by land from every direction. It may be fresh or salt water, such as the fresh lakes in Khair Nasir and the salty Lake Burullus.