latitude
across
longitude
up
equator
0 degrees latitude divides earth into northern and souther hemisphere
prime meridian
0 degrees longitude divides earth into east and and west hemisphere
delta
when a river splits in to smaller river to for a triangle and end up in the ocean
silt
a very fine dirt that comes out of the river when it floods and makes plants flourish
explain THREE ways in which the Nile River helped Egypt grow into a thriving civilization.
silt, river = water, cataracts protect them from intruders