SSC
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Yellow River delta
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Nile delta
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Ganges and the Brahmaputra delta
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Nile Delta (Arabic: , Delta an-Nīl or simply , ad-Delta) is the delta formed in Lower Egypt where the Nile River spreads out and drains into the Mediterranean Sea.
Detailed explanation-2: -Along the banks of the Nile River, the earliest tribes began to settle as early as 6000 BCE. The ancient Nile River allowed for two impressive civilizations, Egyptian and Nubian, to emerge from the smaller settlements.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Nile River was critical to the development of ancient Egypt. In addition to Egypt, the Nile runs through or along the border of 10 other African countries, namely, Burundi, Tanzania, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, and South Sudan.
Detailed explanation-4: -It is believed that humans started living along the Nile’s banks starting in about 6, 000 B.C.E. For the earliest inhabitants of the Nile Valley food was not easy to find.