Map from World Book Online The People of the Deserts Click on a number to learn about the people that live in that desert.

Tuareg Food Sahara Desert Homes Clothes Transportation Click arrow to go back to map Click on each topic to learn about different parts of the Tuareg’s live in the desert.

Tuareg Transportation The Tuareg move around when they need to find more water or plants. They travel in small groups of families. Men ride camels and women and children ride donkeys or goats. They sometimes travel at night to stay cooler. Click arrow to go back to Tuareg main page

Tuareg Food The Tuareg move around a lot in search of water to survive. They eat grains, rice and wheat. They eat meat from cows, goats, or sheep that they raise. Click arrow to go back to Tuareg main page

Tuareg Clothing They wear comfortable clothes: –Men: loosely draped clothes and pants, veil over head and mouth when they become adult –Women: loose cloth or woven dresses All wear veils when traveling to protect face and mouth during sandstorms The Tuareg have darker skin to protect from sun. Click arrow to go back to Tuareg main page

Tuareg Homes The Tuareg live in tents made of animal skin and wooden poles Some of them use plastic tents today Some dig caves into the soft rock to live in. Women own the family tents. They live in groups of families. Click arrow to go back to Tuareg main page

Tuareg – Sahara Desert The Sahara Desert is located in the northwest part of Africa. It is the largest desert in the world. The Sahara has many sandstorms caused by strong wings. Temperatures in the summer get up to 136° F, even when in the shade. There are also plains and hills/mountains there. Click arrow to go back to Tuareg main page

San Food Kalahari Desert Homes Clothes Transportation Click arrow to go back to map Click on each topic to learn about different parts of the San’s live in the desert.

San Transportation The San move once a month when they need more water. They travel by foot. Click arrow to go back to San main page

San Food They have learned how to suck water from the ground through a reed and store in ostrich eggs. The San men used to hunt wild animals. Now they raise cattle. They eat plants that the women gather that grow in desert like fruit, nuts, and vegetables. Click arrow to go back to San main page

San Clothes They wear comfortable clothes made of animal skins. The San have darker skin to protect from the sun. Click arrow to go back to San main page

San Homes The San live in homes that are built quickly and easily. They make their homes out of branches and twigs. The roofs are made of grass. The houses are flat on one side and round on the other. Their homes are built near water. The San live in groups of Many people today live in settlements due to people taking over the land they used to live on. Click arrow to go back to San main page

San – Kalahari Desert The Kalahari Desert is located in Southern Africa. The Kalahari Desert is approx. 450 miles across. Kalahari has red sand and is flat and mostly dry. Click arrow to go back to San main page

Aborigines Food Australian Desert Homes Clothes Transportation Click arrow to go back to map Click on each topic to learn about different parts of the Aborigines live in the desert.

Aborigines Transportation They keep few possessions and move around based on where they can find water and animals for food. The Aborigines move around by foot. Click arrow to go back to Aborgines main page

Aborigines Food People have to get water from up to 350 miles away by large pipes or have to move to where water is located. They track and hunt animals like kangaroos with boomerangs and spears. Men hunt large animals and women hunt small. They gather roots, bulbs, and grubs. They do not raise any animals except dingoes. Click arrow to go back to Aborgines main page

Aborigines Clothes They wear few clothes, mostly around waist. They decorate their faces with colored clay and wore necklaces and headpieces made from feathers and shells. Their dark skin helps them stay safe from the sun’s rays. Click arrow to go back to Aborgines main page

Aborigines Homes They live in huts made of sticks and grass, sometimes called a windbreak or a wurlie. They live in family groups called clans. They try to live around watering holes called billabongs. Sometimes the aborigines live in caves during really wet times of the year. Click arrow to go back to Aborgines main page

Aborigines – Australian Desert The Australian Desert takes up most of central Australia and is over 930 miles across. It is made up of mostly red sand and bush fires are common because it is so dry. Click arrow to go back to Aborgines main page

Mongols Food Gobi Desert Homes Clothes Transportation Click arrow to go back to map Click on each topic to learn about different parts of the Mongols live in the desert.

Mongols Transportation Mongols ride short legged furry horses. They move around to find water. Click arrow to go back to Mongols main page

Mongols Food Water is hard to find – only in wells, not many lakes They raise cattle, goats, sheep, camels and yaks. Mongols eat butter and cheese made from animals milk. Click arrow to go back to Mongols main page

Mongols Clothes They make clothes out of wool, hair, and skins of animals. Click arrow to go back to Mongols main page

Mongols Homes The Mongols live in tents called yurts. The tents are made of fur, felt, and animal skin. Click arrow to go back to Mongols main page

Mongols – Gobi Desert The Gobi Desert has hot summers and cold winters because it is located farther away from Equator. High mountains and not many trees The Gobi Desert is located between China and Russia in Asia. Click arrow to go back to Mongols main page

South American Indians Food Atacama Desert Homes Clothes Transportation Click arrow to go back to map Click on each topic to learn about different parts of the South American Indians live in the desert.

South American Indians Transportation They travel around by llama – a relative of the camel – carried possessions with them. Click arrow to go back to South American Indians main page

South American Indians Food They eat llama meat. Not much grows in the Atacama Desert where they live. Click arrow to go back to South American Indians main page

South American Indians Clothes They made their clothes out of llama wool. Click arrow to go back to South American Indians main page

South American Indians Homes They live in rough, stone huts. Some live in mining towns today because there is a large amount of a chemical called sodium nitrate in Chile. Click arrow to go back to South American Indians main page

South American Indians – Atacama Desert The Atacama Desert is located in northern Chile in South America. It is the world’s driest desert because the wind blows off the land toward the sea all year. The Atacama is 600 miles across. It can be very cold. Click arrow to go back to South American Indians main page

Resources consulted: Peoples of the Desert by Robert Low, 1996 Exploring Our World: Deserts by Terry Jennings, 1987 Our World: Deserts by Keith Lye, 1987 World Book Online for Students.