5 - Africa
Web Links:
- Adventure Travel in South Africa
- Africa Focus: Digital Library Images and sound recordings from the University of Wisconsin
- Africa Focus: Image and Sound Collection
- Africa for Kids Includes links for African history, geography, Ancient/Medieval African Kingdoms, African stories, arts, and festivals.
- Africa Geographia
- Africa Net
- Africa Today Explore modern day African Countries
- Africa: National Geographic Choose and click on the country next to the map. This will bring you to information about the selected country.
- Africam Virtual game reserve, viewing animals - best April-November in early morning and late afternoon.
- African Crafts
- African Flags
- African Geography Games
- African Guide Map Click on the country for more information.
- African Mud Cloth Interactive
- African Studies- Country Specific
- Art and Life in Africa – Country Resources
- Atlapedia Choose your country; includes maps and key facts and statistics.
- A-Z Africa from Lonely Planet
- BBC News This site (created by BBC) includes a wealth of information on the drought in Africa and the continent of Africa. There are videos, music clips from each country, demographic information, authentic pictures and diary entries, interactive maps and numerous articles on specific topics relating to Africa.
- CIA World Fact Book
- Climate Zone - Africa Find information on climate for various regions in Africa.
- Culture Gram Choose "Kids Edition" and then choose Africa.
- Endangered Animals in Africa
- Images of Africa
- Journey through the African Forest Along the way, four African children offering advice. Their parents include a researcher, forest ranger, farmer and more! The African characters' expertise help you to choose which way to go next. The site includes a forest fact book, information about African animals and forests. A special asset of this unique site is that it incorporates problem-solving skills.
- Kente Cloth
- Kenya: Mountain Voices
- Living Africa Information on the people, the land, wildlife and national parks.
- Malawi
- Mozambique
- National Museum of African Art -Smithsonian
- PBS Africa
- Peace Corps Africa View pictures of this region, taken by Peace Corps volunteers
- People and Places: Kenya
- People and Places: Nigeria
- People and Places: South Africa
- People and Places:Egypt
- South Africa
- Ways of Knowing Trail This flash-based jungle adventure for elementary students asks users to make decisions about a jungle journey during the presentation. Along the way, the site introduces you to the work of biologists and researchers in the African jungle habitats.
- World Fact Book (select a country)
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe