| A | B |
| silt | deposits of rich soil |
| Lower Egypt | The area around the river mouth |
| delta | the triangular area of land made buy deposits of silt |
| irrigation | the method of bringing water to land for crops |
| Nile River Valley | area in Egypt where an early civilization settled |
| Upper Egypt | the higher elevation area near he source of the Nile River |
| economy | the use of resources and labor to create wealth |
| NIle River | the longest river in the world |