{"id":15504,"date":"2015-12-08T12:00:55","date_gmt":"2015-12-08T17:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mapofthemonth.com\/site\/?p=15504"},"modified":"2015-12-30T11:52:39","modified_gmt":"2015-12-30T16:52:39","slug":"15504-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapofthemonth.com\/site\/15504-2\/","title":{"rendered":"SAHARA DESERT"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Students love learning about the SAHARA DESERT\u00a0when they are study\u00a0AFRICA<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Learning about this vast desert expands their ideas\u00a0of what the world is!<\/p>\n

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Try out the FREE\u00a0digital file about the SAHARA in your classroom– click HERE<\/a>! \u00a0It is part of our\u00a0CartoCraze! Expanded Map workshops<\/a> and adds extra content about the desert and northern Africa<\/a>. \u00a0We have 8 different files about the great deserts of the world, and right now, the SAHARA is free for you to use! \u00a0The files include writing exercises, vocabulary, cultural information, history of the region, and more!<\/p>\n

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In addition, the FREE\u00a0SAHARA file<\/a> includes:<\/p>\n

Desert Terms and definitions<\/p>\n

A small map to make<\/p>\n

Topography as seen from space!<\/p>\n

A feature about the “Rain Shadow Effect” that influences weather and climate in and around the SAHARA.<\/p>\n

Old maps of the Sahara from the past.<\/p>\n

A feature on the Desert Horned Viper, a creature well-known in the SAHARA.<\/p>\n

A feature about sand storms, oases, regional food, and more….<\/p>\n

AND– a desert READING LIST!<\/p>\n

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There are seven more deserts in the\u00a0CartoCraze! Expanded Map workshops<\/a> <\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

and they work well with many of our activity maps!<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Antarctic Desert<\/strong>:\u00a0use with our World<\/a>, Continents of the World<\/a>, and Antarctica<\/a> maps<\/strong><\/p>\n

Great Sandy Desert<\/strong>: use with our Australia<\/a> map– which also has a FREE digital MAP Challenge<\/a>\u00a0file on our site.<\/p>\n

Rub Al-Khali Desert<\/strong>: use with our Persian Gulf\/Middle East<\/a> and our ASIA<\/a> map<\/p>\n

Sonoran Desert<\/strong>: provides great extras for all our USA maps<\/a><\/strong> and the state maps of ARIZONA<\/a> and CALIFORNIA<\/a><\/p>\n

Gobi Desert<\/strong>:\u00a0use with World maps<\/a>, CHINA<\/a>\u00a0or ASIA<\/a>\u00a0map!<\/p>\n

Patagonian Desert<\/strong>: wonderful for studying SOUTH AMERICA<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Taklamakan Desert<\/strong>: use with CHINA<\/a>\u00a0maps or ASIA<\/a>\u00a0maps!<\/p>\n

The premise of our CartoCraze! Expanded Map workshops<\/a>, what we set out to do when we designed them, is to provide detailed “Extras” that dovetail and enhance the activity maps you are working with in your classroom. \u00a0In addition to DESERTS, our files cover\u00a0\u00a0MOUNTAINS, RIVER and ISLANDS too. \u00a0When you use this product, your students will really expand their knowledge of the world, beyond just the map-making– adding writing, vocabulary, science, math, history and more!<\/h4>\n

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Students love learning about the SAHARA DESERT\u00a0when they are study\u00a0AFRICA. Learning about this vast desert expands their ideas\u00a0of what the world is! Try out the FREE\u00a0digital file about the SAHARA in your classroom– click HERE! \u00a0It is part of our\u00a0CartoCraze! Expanded Map workshops and adds extra content about the desert and northern Africa. \u00a0We have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4988,"featured_media":15505,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[203],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-geography-blog","post-wrapper","thrv_wrapper"],"yoast_head":"\nSAHARA DESERT - Maps for the Classroom<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Students learn about the Sahara Desert\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mapofthemonth.com\/site\/15504-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SAHARA DESERT - Maps for the Classroom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Students learn about the Sahara Desert\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/mapofthemonth.com\/site\/15504-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Maps for the Classroom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-12-08T17:00:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2015-12-30T16:52:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mapofthemonth.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/desert-blog.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"768\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"mapofthemonth\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"mapofthemonth\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mapofthemonth.com\/site\/15504-2\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mapofthemonth.com\/site\/15504-2\/\",\"name\":\"SAHARA DESERT - Maps for the Classroom\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mapofthemonth.com\/site\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mapofthemonth.com\/site\/15504-2\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mapofthemonth.com\/site\/15504-2\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.mapofthemonth.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/desert-blog.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-12-08T17:00:55+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-12-30T16:52:39+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mapofthemonth.com\/site\/#\/schema\/person\/ec7bc31bac349883353b2d94cc6e3c05\"},\"description\":\"Students learn about the Sahara Desert\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/mapofthemonth.com\/site\/15504-2\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mapofthemonth.com\/site\/15504-2\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.mapofthemonth.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/desert-blog.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.mapofthemonth.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/desert-blog.jpg\",\"width\":768,\"height\":300},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mapofthemonth.com\/site\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mapofthemonth.com\/site\/\",\"name\":\"Maps for the Classroom\",\"description\":\"Hands-on geography activity maps for all grade levels by Map of the Month\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/mapofthemonth.com\/site\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mapofthemonth.com\/site\/#\/schema\/person\/ec7bc31bac349883353b2d94cc6e3c05\",\"name\":\"mapofthemonth\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mapofthemonth.com\/site\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a23f5b4e871dc534d5c2dff644a3def41b3cb77e1bc020598d3e928fefe6ca0d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a23f5b4e871dc534d5c2dff644a3def41b3cb77e1bc020598d3e928fefe6ca0d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"mapofthemonth\"},\"description\":\"Map of the Month has been making geography maps that students and teachers love for 25 years! 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