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Activities
for Mauritania
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
- 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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