How Did The Nile River Affect Egypt's Economy

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Egypt is located in Africa in the north. One of the most important parts of Egypt's Economy is the Nile river because without it Egypt would be all a desert. Egypt is sometimes divided into two parts called north Egypt and south Egypt because the Nile flows from south to north. The landscape has low mountains and desert that is in southern Egypt, in northern Egypt, there are wide valleys near the Nile and desert area. The capital is called Cairo and has a lot of farms because it is located on the Nile river. The first people to live on the Nile river were hunters and fishermen, they lived there over 8,000 years ago because the river is a great place to settle because the river is a source of water. They learned how to grow crops and start

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