The Geography ABC’s series is a unique and fun way to supplement your world geography curriculum. This series offers thirty-two countries and two different lesson plans. Each country has the alphabet listed with a fact that pertains to just that country. For a complete list of countries and lesson plans, a link to the Geography ABC's Index is at the bottom of the article.
Egypt -
Saba il kheer! Welcome!
A is for Aswan high dam. The largest dam in the world and controls the water flowing along the Nile Valley.
B is for Bedouin, a nomadic tribe.
C is for Cario, which mean ‘victory’ is the capital city and the largest city in Africa.
D is for desert tribes, Siwan’s live the desert oasis. They have their own customs and language.
E is for the Eagle on the flag which represents Egypt’s freedom. The red and black in represents Egypt’s struggles while the white is for the hope of the future.
F is for felucca, a traditional Arab sailboat.
G is for Great Pyramid, the largest of the all the pyramids, built over 4,500 years ago with 2 million blocks of stone.
H is for hieroglyphs, picture signs used by the ancient Egyptians for writing.
I is for islands. The Nile river has several islands, Elephantine Island is the largest and one of the most ancient sites in Egypt.
J is for jasmine. Now grown all over the world, originally came from Egypt.
K is for khamseen, the name for the dusty spring breezes.
L is for lagoons in Nile Delta are home for the Nile crocodile as well as a host of other animals.
M is for mummies. Ancient Egyptians would mummify their pharaohs after they died.
N is for the Nile River, the world’s longest river.
O is for oasis, an area of desert where the ground is wet and fertile.
P is for Pharaohs, the rulers of Ancient Egypt.
Q is for Queen Cleopatra, the last of the Ptolemy rulers.
R is for Rosetta stone an ancient Egyptian artifact used to understand hieroglyphs.
S is for sphinx, built by Pharaoh Khufu to honor his son. The sphinx has the head of a man and body of a lion.
T is for the Temple of the Abu Simbe, the largest, built by Ramses II with four status of him.
U is for University. The al-Azham University is possibility the oldest university in the world.
V is for Valley of the Kings, where the pharaoh’s of Thebes were buried including Tutankhamen.
W is for the White desert which ‘magically’ changes colors. The floor of the desert is white at dawn, gold during the day and purple at night.
X marks the spot.
Y is for young king, King Tutankhamen was eight when he became pharaoh.
Z is for Zikr a divine blessing that removes all misfortune and returns peace to life to the earth.
Article Index for Geography ABC’s: Argentina, *Australia, Brazil, *Canada, *China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Egypt, *France, *Germany, *Great Britain, *Greece,,*Greenland, India, *Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, *Mexico, Peru, *Russia, South Africa, Spain, *Sweden, Thailand, *The Congo, *Turkey*United States
Lesson Plan for 5th through 8th grade using the Geography ABC’s
* Denotes countries not yet posted in the series.