The History Cat
The History Cat: Geography: People: Taureg Nomads of the Sahara
Read about the characteristics of the Taureg, a nomadic people who inhabit the Sahara region. Their lifestyle is described and what they do to survive in the extreme heat of the desert.
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Maps.com: Africa South of the Sahara
This interactive quiz assesses your knowledge of the countries of Africa south of the Sahara.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Ferocious Predatory Dinosaurs of Cretaceous Sahara
Nizar Ibrahim uses paleontological and geological data to reconstruct the 'River of Giants' in north Africa in surprising detail.
Other
One World Magazine: Deserts
Explore the sands of the Arab world and the Sahara by reading personal accounts and histories about the people, religion, and culture of the region.
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Bradshaw Foundation: Dabous Giraffe in Niger
This resource provides information on a project being done to make molds of one of the oldest pieces of African rock art, a Sahara giraffe carving.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Geography for Kids: World Deserts
Learn about the geography of the world's deserts such as the Sahara, Arabian, Gobi, and Mohave on this website.
Open Library of the Internet Archive
Open Library: My Apingi Kingdom
This ebook version of Paul Belloni Du Chaillu's My Apingi Kingdom: With Life In The Great Sahara, And Sketches Of The Chase Of The Ostrich, Hyena, &C. has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the...
Missouri Botanical Garden
Missouri Botanical Garden: Hot Deserts of the World
Find out about the sizes, physical features, and plant and animal life of some of the world's great deserts, including the Arabian, the Great Sandy, the Chihuahuan, the Kalahari, the Mojave, the Sahara, the Sonoran, and the Thar deserts.
The History Cat
The History Cat: Geography: Environment: Fighting Desertification
Lists reasons we should be concerned about desertification and discusses how the Sahel region south of the Sahara Desert is becoming desertified.
BBC
Bbc News: Niger Country Profile
Niger is a country on the edge of the Sahara desert. This BBC profile includes an overview of the country's history, demographic and economic facts, information on its leaders and a listing of its communications media.
Tramline
A Desert Virtual Field Trip
Travel with your students on a virtual field trip and explore the deserts of the world! This is site is interactive and informative.
University of California
Ucmp: The Desert Biome
Learn about the four types of deserts: hot and dry, semiarid, coastal, and cold with this key facts and information. Includes links to other biomes: aquatic, forest, grasslands, and tundra.
Other
Sos Children's Villages: Our Africa Climate
Our Africa is a project that allows the children of Africa to film their lives and their country the way they see them. This section describes the varied climate of Africa and includes videos on agriculture, the Kalahari Desert, and...
Emory University
Emory University: Odyssey Online: Ancient Africa
This site is about ancient Africa. The site breaks down information into sections about people, mythology, daily life, death and burial, writing, and archeology.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Deserts
Not all deserts are the same. This still collage produced for Teachers' Domain features views of different deserts around the world.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Tuareg
The Tuareg, a seminomadic, Islamic people who speak a Berber language, Tamacheq, live in the contemporary nation-states of Niger, Mali, Algeria, and Libya. They are believed to be descendants of the North African Berbers and to have...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Ghana Celebrates 50 Years as Independent Nation
In this article and the accompanying radio broadcasts, Ghana reflects back on its accomplishments in the fifty years since it became independent of colonial rule. It was the first African nation south of the Sahara to do so. [March 7, 2007]
CommonLit
Common Lit: Ataka
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
BBC
Bbc News: Strange Predictions for the Future From 1930
Describes some fantastic predictions made in the 1930s for what technology might bring in the future, for example, the creation of a sea in the Sahara Desert and the widespread ownership of personal airplanes. (Published 26 December 2014)
Tramline
Desert Field Trip
Use this site to find out how deserts are formed, where the largest desert is located and if there are different types of deserts.
Oxfam
Oxfam's Cool Planet: Animals of the Desert
Resource looks at the different types of insects, mammals, reptiles, and birds found in the desert and the strategies they use for survival.
Oxfam
Oxfam's Cool Planet: Algeria
Explore the lives of the Algerian people through a virtual journey while learning facts and figures on the country. Gain information on such topics as sports, art, music, daily life, food, history, geography, environment, and more.
Other
Whozoo: Desert Horned Viper
Special adaptations of the Desert Horned Viper are featured on the WHOZOO website. This endangered species lives in the sand and rocks of the deserts of North Africa, Israel, Arabia, and the Sinai peninsula.
Travel Document Systems
Tds: Morocco: Geography
This is a brief overview of the geography of Morocco, including information about the climate, terrain, and natural resources. Information is from the CIA World Fact Book.
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