Case Study → The Nile Delta - human actions (Edexcel A-Level Geography): Flashcards
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Nile Delta - type of landform
Nile Delta - type of landform
Depositional landform
Natural process that formed Nile Delta
Natural process that formed Nile Delta
Annual floods
How sediment reached Nile Delta
How sediment reached Nile Delta
Transported down by the Nile River
Water uses from Aswan High Dam reservoir
Water uses from Aswan High Dam reservoir
Industry, cities, and farming
What happens to sediment at Aswan High Dam
What happens to sediment at Aswan High Dam
Trapped by reservoir and dam
Why sediment deposits in Aswan Dam
Why sediment deposits in Aswan Dam
Water flows very slowly
Nile discharge: before → after Aswan Dam
Nile discharge: before → after Aswan Dam
35 billion m³/yr → 10 billion m³/yr
Sediment volume: before → after Aswan Dam
Sediment volume: before → after Aswan Dam
130 million tonnes → 15 million tonnes
Erosion rate at Rosetta: before → after dam
Erosion rate at Rosetta: before → after dam
20m/yr → over 200m/yr
Location of Rosetta
Location of Rosetta
Where main delta branch meets the sea