What are llamas? South American animals
A llama in Bolivia - llamas live in South America Where did llamas come from? Llamas evolved from camels. Camels evolved in North America about 45 million years ago. They lived in the [...]
A llama in Bolivia - llamas live in South America Where did llamas come from? Llamas evolved from camels. Camels evolved in North America about 45 million years ago. They lived in the [...]
The Andes mountains run down the Pacific side of South America South America is a long, narrow continent running from the equator down nearly to the South Pole. So the north [...]
Hunting Passenger Pigeons, about 1800 AD: American environment Most of the people died The story of the environment of North America after 1500 AD is one terrible change after another. Shortly after [...]
North American environment: The north Most of North America was (and is) just not very good for people to live in. That's why not that many people lived in North [...]
Bison history: A bison losing his warm winter coat Bison or buffalo? Bison (we used to call them buffalo) are a kind of cattle, like cows. Like other cows such as [...]
Map of the Arabian peninsula Where is the Arabian Peninsula? The Arabian Peninsula is part of West Asia that sticks out to the south. It's only separated from Africa by the narrow Red Sea. And [...]
Bedouin tents today in the Arabian peninsula: Islamic environment Early medieval environment We can divide the environmental history of the medieval Islamic Empire into three different phases. The early phase, [...]
An Indian man selling mangoes When people first came to India, about 60,000 BC, they found some plants that they already knew about, like figs and onions. There were also a lot of new [...]
Indian animals: A white cow Cows and bulls Cattle were probably the most important animals in India for people. They came to India originally from Central Asia. Indian people did [...]
Greek weather and environment: a map of Greece Weather changed with the seasons The weather in ancient Greece, like the weather in most places, changed with the seasons. Greek weather [...]