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Pbs Learning Media: Mountain Weather: A Climber's Story

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video segment adapted from Interactive NOVA, a mountain climber's perilous journey reveals the extreme range of microclimates on Mount Kilimanjaro. [4:42]
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University of Texas: Central Africa: Relief Map

For Students 9th - 10th
A good relief map of the countries of Central Africa showing mountains, lakes, and valleys. Clicking on the map will enlarge it. From the Perry Castaneda Collection.
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Nova: Tour Kilimanjaro

For Students 9th - 10th
Experience six different ecological zones as you climb Mt. Kilimanjaro. Pictures of plants living in each of the zones are also part of this virtual tour of the mountain.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Chagga Kinship

For Students 9th - 10th
In the nineteenth century the Kichagga-speaking people on Mount Kilimanjaro were divided into many small, autonomous chiefdoms. Early accounts frequently identify the inhabitants of each chiefdom as a separate "tribe." Although the...