Question

capacity of existing dams, 2013 (megawatts) 162,000 80,000 20,000 100 dam under construction unknown aswan cairo alexandria old dam high dam nile egypt libya distribution of the nile basin (%) rate of dependence on the water flow of the nile basin (%) 96.9 76.9 55.6 40.9 32 19.9 19.8 12.7 <5 <5 na egypt sudan eritrea tanzania kenya drc burundi uganda ethiopia rwanda south sudan 0.8 3-7 1.6 0.7 0.4 8 11.5 0.6 19 eritrea asmara kassala mekele tekeze dam khartoum merowe dam wad madani blue nile white nile addis abeba grand ethiopian renaissance dam djouba abyei nyala ethiopia sudan south sudan central african rep kenya nairobi eldoret owen falls dam kampala lake victoria uganda kigali rwanda bujumbura burundi tanzania democratic republic of congo red sea indian ocean n 500 km g. niby - sciences po, atelier de cartographie, 2018 q1. write three sentences on what this image shows us.

Explanation:

1. The image is a map of the Nile Basin region, showing the location of various dams (like the Aswan High Dam, Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, etc.) and their capacities in 2013, with a legend indicating dam capacity ranges (e.g., 100, 20,000, 80,000, 162,000 megawatts) and dams under construction.
2. It also includes a bar graph at the bottom that displays the distribution of the Nile Basin (in percentage) and the rate of dependence on the Nile Basin's water flow (in percentage) for different countries in the region, such as Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, etc.
3. The map outlines the Nile River and its tributaries (Blue Nile, White Nile) across countries like Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, and others, providing a geographical and infrastructural overview of water resources and dam development in the Nile Basin.

Answer:

1. The image is a map of the Nile Basin region, showing the location of various dams (like the Aswan High Dam, Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, etc.) and their capacities in 2013, with a legend indicating dam capacity ranges (e.g., 100, 20,000, 80,000, 162,000 megawatts) and dams under construction.
2. It also includes a bar graph at the bottom that displays the distribution of the Nile Basin (in percentage) and the rate of dependence on the Nile Basin's water flow (in percentage) for different countries in the region, such as Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, etc.
3. The map outlines the Nile River and its tributaries (Blue Nile, White Nile) across countries like Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, and others, providing a geographical and infrastructural overview of water resources and dam development in the Nile Basin.