Curated OER
Kalahari Explorations
Students explore world geography by completing graphic organizers and researching the Internet. In this Kalahari desert instructional activity, students identify the geographic location, weather and creation of the Kalahari desert....
Other
South African San Institute
Gives the history of the San people, an indigenous group living in South Africa. There are also details on how the UN and other groups are trying to help the San.
Other
Sos Children's Villages: Our Africa Geography and Wildlife
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 summarizes the geography and wildlife and includes videos about forestry, the Nile, Lake Naivasha, and...
Curated OER
Cbc: Human Odyssey: A World of Extremes
Immerse yourself in the nomadic worlds of people who live in extreme environments. The Badjao are sea nomads in the Philippines who still live a hunter-gatherer existence but they do it on water. The Bushmen are desert nomads living in...
Curated OER
University of Texas: Namibia: Map
A small political map of Namibia showing the current boundaries of this African country. From the Perry-Castaneda Collection.
Adventure Learning Foundation
Adventure Learning Foundation: Southern Africa
Explore the geography, culture, history, and people of Southern Africa in this site. It includes journal excerpts, pictures, maps, and classroom activities.
Animal Fact Guide
Animal Fact Guide: Meerkat
Learn interesting facts about the meerkat including information on its physical characteristics, habitat (with a distribution map), diet, breeding patterns, unique traits and behavior, conservation status, and tips on what you can do to...
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania: Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa
Copies of the work by David Livingstone that can be downloaded at this site from the University of Pennsylvania. No additional information is given. Both text and zip files are available.
InterKnowledge Corp.
Inter Knowledge Corp: South Africa
InterKnowledge Corp provides basic facts about the location, geography, climate, history and culture of South Africa.
Travel Document Systems
Tds: Botswana: Geography
A graphic showing the various aspects of Botswana's physical environment. Information is from the CIA World Fact Book.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Animals for Kids: Meerkat
Kids learn about the meerkat, ground dwelling African mammal that lives in complex family clans.