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Africa: A Geographer's View From Space
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Audience: Educators and StudentsGrades: K-8
Year: 1997
This NASA video segment uses images taken from the space shuttle to explore the geography of Africa. Viewers learn about the climate differences among the continent's rainforests, savannahs and deserts as well as the similarities in climate between certain regions north and south of the equator. A section shows how Lake Chad has changed naturally over time. Maps help viewers find the locations discussed.
Africa: A Geographer's View From Space
Duration: 2 minutes, 05 seconds
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This video clip is part of the Liftoff to Learning: Geography From Space DVD that may be ordered from the Central Operation of Resources for Educators, or CORE →.
Other video learning clips in this series:
South America: A Geographer's View From Space
Europe: A Geographer's View From Space
Asia: A Geographer's View From Space
Australia: A Geographer's View From Space
North America: A Geographer's View From Space