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**Site:**
Now there isn’t that much agricultural ground due to the fact that urbanization is eating it up. This started to happen after 1970. The population is constantly increasing and people are always building on what was once fertile agricultural land.

Due to poverty and the lack of jobs about 60 percent of Egypt’s population live in incomplete or (informal) housing

Beyond the Nile is all desert. There is fertile land on both sides of the Nile. The reason that these areas are fertile is because when the Nile floods each year soil (silt) is deposited onto the land. If this didn’t happen than we would have no fertile land at all.

Egyptian farmers grow a wide variety of different things including grains, cotton, and barsim or clovers. This is possible due to the warm weather, an abundant supply of water and fertile soil.

There was a recent riot in April because there was a shortage of bread. Bread is the staple diet of the poor in Egypt. It sells for less than a penny.The government said they would plant two million acres of wheat along Egypt Just barley touching the Sudanese border.

Cairo is the center of Egypt’s transport. Transport systems include road networks, rail systems, subway systems, taxis and buses, too. Among the poor the “Metro” is the most common and the cheapest way to get around.

Giza which is considered a part of Cairo was home to the ancient Egyptians otherwise known as the Pharoes. They left behind many great artifacts that gave us insight to their history and life. They used the Nile water to irrigate their water and sustain their people. The Nile was basically a source of life to them.

=**Situation:**= - Internal migration in Egypt (villages to Cairo): There is high rural-urban migration from surrounding villages to Cairo due to a lack of job opportunities in those surrounding villages. This causes a vast unemployed population in Cairo. Another reason why people move from the villages is for better educational prospects. Also, many migrants may suffer “bright light syndrome”, where family members in the city may paint a false picture of the city or people believe that in Cairo they will have a better life. These types of ideas can also come from the media or television.

- Sudanese refugees in Cairo (International migration): Due to the conflict in Sudan, many Sudanese people seek asylum in Egypt. Whether the Sudanese migrant gets refugee status or not, after feeling safer in a new country they most likely look for job opportunities to survive in their new surroundings. The most promising place to find jobs in Egypt is Cairo, so most of Sudanese migrants come to Cairo once crossing the border.

- Gaza The conflict between Israel and Palestine causes a problem for Egypt, because of the shared border. Not only do many refugees come from Palestine, but also there are also many political pressures from neighboring countries urging Egypt to help the war-torn zone.

- Oasis good access to water There are many water access points in the cities surrounding Cairo. Some of these oases are Siwa, Bahariya, Dakhala, Al Fayoum and Farfra. These oases don’t only give Cairo’s inhabitants natural water resources, they also create businesses in Cairo, like Siwa and Baraka bottled water.

- Port Said trading center: Port Said is an international trading center. This affects Cairo because it effects the economic development in Cairo and the import and export of goods in the city.

-Desert land prohibits expansion and inhabitants: Egypt is mostly desert, which causes problems within the country. Due to the harsh conditions and limited resources in the desert, there are limited amounts of places where cities can be built. Therefore, Cairo’s population is big and still growing. Also, because of Cairo being surrounded by desert, it is difficult for the country to expand. Now many compounds are being built, but prices are high and during the economic crisis it is more difficult to buy a home.

http://menic.utexas.edu/cairo/history/babylon/babylon.html

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