Language Arts
- Visit The Embassy
of Mauritania in Washington, DC and look at the photo gallery.
Write what you think it would be like to live there.
- Visit the Ethnologue
for Mauritania and find out how many languages are spoken
in Mauritania. Why do you think French is one of them? If you
need a hint, visit ArabNet,
Mauritania and look at the history.
Social Studies
- Visit The Embassy
of Mauritania in Washington, DC and look at the Geography
page. Find out what services the government gives to its citizens
free. How does this compare to your country?
- Visit The Embassy
of Mauritania in Washington, DC and find out what the official
name of Mauritania is. What does this tell you about their religion?
- Visit ArabNet,
Mauritania and find out about the nomadic peoples. Who are
they and what language do they speak? What crisis caused a big
change for them?
- Visit Atlapedia - Mauritania
and look at the maps. Describe the land forms in Mauritania.
What countries make up its border? What body of water borders
it? What is the capital? Why do you think it is located where
it is?
- Visit Miftah
Shamali - Mauritania and U
of Penn Mauritania Page for more information.
Math/Science
- Visit The Embassy
of Mauritania in Washington, DC and look at the first picture
in the photo gallery. Write down your guess of how many inches
of rain fall there a year.
- Now go to this climate page for US
states (you can choose international
cities too) and find the average monthly rainfall
for the city closest to you. Take the average and multiple it
by 12 to get a yearly average.
- Check your first guess for Mauritania. Do you want to guess
again? If so, write it down.
- Now look at ArabNet,
Mauritania and find the average yearly rainfall for the capital.
Bible
- Visit The Embassy
of Mauritania in Washington, DC and look at the photo gallery.
What else can you pray for?
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