Explain why Upper Egypt is located in the South. -

Explain why Lower Egypt is located in the North.

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1.) The southern region was called upper Egypt because it was located upriver in relation to the flow of the Nile river. The Nile river sliced through the dessert of upper Egypt.
2.) The northern region was called lower Egypt because it was located downriver of the Nile.

The southern region was called Upper Egypt. It was so named because it was located upriver in relation to the Nile's flow. Lower Egypt, the northern region, was located downriver. The Nile sliced through the desert of Upper Egypt.

To the north was Lower Egypt, where the Nile stretched out with its several branches to form the Nile Delta. ... The terminology "Upper" and "Lower" derives from the flow of the Nile from the highlands of East Africa northwards to the Mediterranean Sea. The two kingdoms of Upper and Lower Egypt were united c.