New geographies . se broad plains. Eachoverflow leaves a thin layer ofrich mud, and at the same time provides the water necessaryfor crops. Thus each year theriver both waters and fertil-izes a vast tract of level, fertileland. In this way, for thou-sands of years, millions ofpeople have been supported inthe midst of the desert. Egypt lies just north ofthe Tropic of Cancer, andtherefore it g. ^he agncui-has a warm turai productstemperate climate. It isso warm there that cropslike those of our SouthernStates can be the principal prod-ucts are grain, cotton, andsugar cane. Cotton
New geographies . se broad plains. Eachoverflow leaves a thin layer ofrich mud, and at the same time provides the water necessaryfor crops. Thus each year theriver both waters and fertil-izes a vast tract of level, fertileland. In this way, for thou-sands of years, millions ofpeople have been supported inthe midst of the desert. Egypt lies just north ofthe Tropic of Cancer, andtherefore it g. ^he agncui-has a warm turai productstemperate climate. It isso warm there that cropslike those of our SouthernStates can be the principal prod-ucts are grain, cotton, andsugar cane. Cotton andwheat are sent to European countries,especially to England; for the Britishhave some control over Egypt, althoughthey do not fully govern it. The eastern part of Egypt includes the Isth-mus of Suez, which connects Africa with of this narrow neck ofland, ships sailing from Europe ^^^^^ ^^^to Asia were long compelledto go all the way around Africa. In 1869 acanal eighty-seven miles long, and wide and. Fig. 297. — A ship in the Suez Canal. 236 WOBLD GEOGBAPHY deep enough for large ocean ships, was openedacross the Isthmus. On a globe, estimate howmany miles are saved by the Suez Canal(Fig. 297) in making a journey from Londonto Calcutta. Name the countries west of Egyptalong the Mediterranean coast. Whatother countries ^re their capitals ? Most ofof northern these countries, like Egypt,?^*™* are controlled by European nations. Algeria, which is a Frenchcolony, is the most important. Farming and grazing are the principalindustries of this whole region, and theproducts are similar to those of Egyptand southern Europe. There are alsosome mineral deposits, but the peopleare so unprogressive that little is donewith them. 3. Central Africa In the northern part of Central Africais the Sudan, a broad strip of countryextending across the continent from eastto west. Its northern edge is arid, forit grades into the Sahara Desert on thatside; but farther south it receives
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