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| Africa |
Africa is one of the seven largest areas of land on the earth. These areas of land are called continents. Africa is made up of over fifty different countries, and it is the second largest continent on our planet. Only Asia is bigger than Africa. People speak many different languages in Africa. Some of the languages are Swahili, Hausa, and Arabic. Africa is famous for its Nile River, Sahara Desert, the pyramids of Egypt, and its wild animals such as lions, zebras, hippos, and giraffes. |
| Algeria |
Algeria is the largest country in Africa. It lies along the shore of a sea called the Mediterranean. Algeria has big cities, beaches, and mountains in the north, but the southern part of Algeria is all desert. It is part of the Sahara Desert, the biggest desert in the world. |
| Arabian Desert |
The Arabian Desert is a very dry, hot, and sandy area of the Middle East. It is the biggest desert in Asia. The Arabian Desert covers large areas of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Jordan, Iraq, and other countries. |
| Atacama Desert |
The Atacama Desert is a very dry area of northern Chile in South America. The desert lies between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes Mountains. Few mammals can live in the Atacama Desert because it is so dry, but many birds visit or live there, including certain hummingbirds and a certain kind of penguin that makes its home near the ocean. Lizards, toads, and scorpions can be found in the Atacama too. |
| Atlas Mountains |
The Atlas Mountains are a range of mountains in northern Africa. The Atlas Mountains lie between the Sahara Desert and the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The mountain region is home to certain kinds of leopards, sheep, monkeys, badgers, and gazelles. |
| Botswana |
Botswana is a country in Africa. Some of its neighbors are Zimbabwe, Namibia, and South Africa. Botswana is a dry country with both desert and mountains. Raising cattle is one of the ways people in Botswana make a living. Another way is by mining to get diamonds and valuable metals. Botswana is home to many wild animals, such as elephants, lions, leopards, hippos, zebras, and buffalo. |
| camel |
A camel is a large animal with a long neck, long legs, and smooth hair. Camels have hoofs on their feet, and they have a large hump, or two humps, on their back. Camels live in northern Africa, the Middle East, and central Asia. People sometimes ride camels when they travel in a desert. People ride camels in the desert because camels don't need to drink water very often, and deserts are very dry. |
| Chad |
Chad is a country in Africa. It is between Niger and Sudan. The northern part of Chad is in the Sahara desert. The southern part of Chad has plains with lots of grass. Many people in Chad raise cattle or grow peanuts or wheat. Most people in Chad speak Arabic or French. |
| Chile |
Chile is a long and narrow country in South America. It lies on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. Chile's neighbors are Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru. Chile has a chain of mountains on its east side and a very dry desert in the north. In the south, it is very cold and icy. Chile is famous for its grapes and its wines. Chile is home to penguins and many other kinds of birds. |
| desert1 |
A desert is a very dry area of land with few or no plants growing in it. Deserts are dry because they get very little rain. Large areas of some deserts can be nothing but sand or rock. We often think of deserts as hot places, but many deserts are not hot at all. Some deserts are cold. |
| Egypt |
Egypt is a country on the continent of Africa. It is in an area of the world called the Middle East. The capital city, Cairo, is one of the largest cities in the world. Egypt is a dry, desert country, but it has farming along the Nile River. The Nile River is one of the most important rivers in Africa, and it is the longest in the world. |
| Gobi Desert |
The Gobi Desert is a large, dry area in northern China and southern Mongolia. Many of the deserts in the world are hot places with sand, but the Gobi Desert is cold, and most of it is just rock! |
| Great Sandy Desert |
The Great Sandy Desert is a hot and dry area of northern Australia. Some parts of it are covered in sand and some parts are covered with a bushy kind of grass. The Great Sandy Desert is home to wild camels, wild dogs called dingoes, lizards, and some kinds of kangaroos. Australia is a dry continent, and the Great Sandy Desert is just one of about ten deserts there. |
| Great Victoria Desert |
The Great Victoria Desert is a very dry area of Australia. Some parts of this desert have hills of sand, but there are also areas that are completely covered with pebbles. Australia has many deserts, but the Great Victoria Desert is the largest. |
| habitat |
A habitat is the natural area where an animal lives or a plant grows. A forest is a habitat for bears. The jungle is a habitat for tigers. A hot desert is a habitat for scorpions. |
| Israel |
Israel is a country on the continent of Asia. It is in an area of the world called the Middle East. Israel lies along the shore of the Mediterranean Sea between the countries of Egypt and Lebanon. The land along the sea coast is good for growing crops. Much of Israel is desert, though. People in Israel speak Hebrew and Arabic. Hebrew is the ancient language of the Jewish people. |
| Jordan |
Jordan is a country on the continent of Asia. It is in an area of the world called the Middle East. Its neighbors are Syria, Iraq, Israel, and Saudi Arabia. Part of Jordan is desert, but most of Jordan gets plenty of rain during the winter months. It even snows in some places. Many tourists come to Jordan to see things that were built during ancient times. |
| Kalahari Desert |
The Kalahari Desert is a very dry and sandy area of southern Africa. It covers a large area of the country of Botswana and also parts of Namibia and South Africa. The Kalahari Desert is home to lions, giraffes, baboons, zebras, wild dogs, and many other animals. Of course, people live in some parts of the desert too. |
| Kuwait |
Kuwait is a country on the continent of Asia. It is in an area of the world called the Middle East. Kuwait lies on the shore of the Persian Gulf and between the countries of Iraq and Saudi Arabia. It is a dry country and is mostly desert. Kuwait has oil under the ground, and it sells it to many other countries. People in Kuwait speak Arabic. |
| Libya |
Libya is a country in Africa. It is in an area of the world called the Middle East. Libya lies on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea between the countries of Egypt and Tunisia. Most of Libya is desert. It is part of the Sahara Desert, the largest desert in the world. The part of Libya along the sea has a more mild climate and has large cities and some land for raising animals and farming. Some popular foods in Libya are olives, dates, and grains. |
| Mali |
Mali is a country in Africa. Two of its neighbors are Algeria and Niger. Much of Mali is very dry and covered with sand. This part of Mali is part of the Sahara Desert. The southern part of Mali has some tropical forest and also land where cotton can grow and people can raise cattle. Music and sports are important to many people in Mali. Soccer is the most popular game to play and watch. |
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