1. 6th Grade Social Studies Unit 4, Lesson 3 How Does Where People Live Impact How People Live?

2. Migrations of Homo Sapiens. 6 Nov. 2012. http://worldhistoryforusall

3. Photos of Mongolia. 5 January 2013. Source: http://mongolianconsulate

4. Photos of Mongolia. 5 January 2013. Source: http://mongolianconsulate

5. Photos of Mongolia. 5 January 2013. Source: http://mongolianconsulate

6. Learning More about the Mystery Culture
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Learning More about the Mystery Culture

7. Online Slide Show of Mongolian Nomadic Life. 28 December 2012

8. Online Slide Show of Mongolian Nomadic Life. 28 December 2012
A herder gathers his sheep and goats in the middle of an early spring snowstorm.

9. Online Slide Show of Mongolian Nomadic Life. 28 December 2012

10. Online Slide Show of Mongolian Nomadic Life. 28 December 2012
Neighbors help take down a ger on moving day. The family will move from their winter camp near a rock wall to their spring camp close to a river. The structure of the ger is so perfectly suited for nomadic life that its design hasn't been altered in 1,000 years.

11. Online Slide Show of Mongolian Nomadic Life. 28 December 2012

12. Online Slide Show of Mongolian Nomadic Life. 28 December 2012
Most herding families depend almost entirely on the meat and dairy from their animals for sustenance. Here, large stones are being used to press excess liquid out of curd.

13. Online Slide Show of Mongolian Nomadic Life. 28 December 2012

14. Online Slide Show of Mongolian Nomadic Life. 28 December 2012
Mongolia has traditionally been known as a sheep-herding country. Even today the average herder owns more sheep than any other animal to supply the national demand for mutton. Mongolia ranks third in the world for the number of sheep per capita.

15. Online Slide Show of Mongolian Nomadic Life. 28 December 2012

16. Online Slide Show of Mongolian Nomadic Life. 28 December 2012
A young herder trims the manes from a herd of horses. The horsehair is commonly used to make rope.

17. Online Slide Show of Mongolian Nomadic Life. 28 December 2012

18. Online Slide Show of Mongolian Nomadic Life. 28 December 2012
Animals are milked at dusk in northern Mongolia. The milk will be used to make butter and yogurt.

19. Online Slide Show of Mongolian Nomadic Life. 28 December 2012

20. Online Slide Show of Mongolian Nomadic Life. 28 December 2012
A herder leads his horse home from a watering hole in a Gobi Desert oasis.

21. Online Slide Show of Mongolian Nomadic Life. 28 December 2012

22. Online Slide Show of Mongolian Nomadic Life. 28 December 2012
A herding family, dressed in their finest feel (robes), pose for a portrait in front of their family alter.

23. Investigating Cultural Adaptations
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Investigating Cultural Adaptations
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24. Property of Oakland Schools
Author: Carol Egbo
Editor: Amy Bloom