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fertile
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an area that is good for growing crops
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irrigation
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bringing water to a dry land with ditches or pipes
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dam
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a wall built across a river that creates a lake that stores water
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hydroelectric power
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electricity made from flowing water in rivers
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Nile River
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The world's longest river, flowing over 4,000 miles through East Africa from Lake Victoria north to the Mediterranean Sea
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Egypt
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a country of Northern Africa which the Nile River flows through
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Lake Victoria
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a lake in eastern central Africa, the largest on the continent
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Mediterranean Sea
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a large sea the connects to the Atlantic Ocean; it is located between southern Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa
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Cairo
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the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa
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Aswan High Dam
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a dam built on the Nile River to control flooding and provide water for irrigation and hydroelectric power
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