Chapter 6: Kush and Other African Kingdoms
Creating a Newsletter
Use the Internet and the library to research desertification. Create a newsletter about the topic.
- Present information on desertification's rate of growth.
- Show how it has affected Africa.
- Show what is being done about desertification.
Internet Resources
- Desert
- A general discussion of deserts and their characteristics for students from the Missouri Botanical Garden.
- http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/desert/index.htm
- Desertification
- An explanation of desertification from the United States Geological Survey.
- http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/deserts/desertification/
- Deforestation and Desertification: Creeping Sand
- This National Geographic site discusses desertification in Africa and has several satellite photos showing the process.
- http://www.nationalgeographic.com/eye/deforestation/phenomena.html
- Facts and Figures: Desertification and Drought
- An excellent site with a map, charts, photos, and text discussing the causes and impact of desertification around the world, presented by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
- http://www.wateryear2003.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=5137&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
- The Earth's Evolving Drylands
- An electronic exhibit about the world's drylands, from the Smithsonian Institution.
- http://www.nasm.si.edu/ceps/drylands/