Kalahari
Botswana's arid expanse
The Kalahari is a vast semi-arid sandy savanna covering much of Botswana and parts of Namibia and South Africa.
Despite being called a desert, it receives enough rainfall to support grasses, shrubs, and wildlife.
The region is home to the San people, among the world's oldest continuous cultures.
The Kalahari stretches across southern Africa like a sea of red sand.
Southern African landlocked nation
- NamibiaSouthwestern African coastal country
- South AfricaRainbow nation
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
Social African mongoose relative
- springbokLeaping southern African antelope
- gemsbokSouthern African desert antelope
- oryxLong-horned desert antelope
- elandLargest living antelope
kudu · cheetah · aardvark · aardwolf · caracal · African wild dog · giraffe · ostrich
Prolonged water scarcity
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
- drynessAbsence of moisture
- scorchingExtremely hot, burning
- waterlessWithout any liquid
thirst · aridity · evaporation · sunbaked · dusty · dry riverbed · salt pans · red sand
Southern African hunter-gatherers
- hunter-gatherersSubsistence through wild resources
- rock artImages on natural stone
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- traditional knowledgeCommunity wisdom across generations
subsistence · oral traditions · trance dance · healing rituals
Ferric-tinted granules
- windblownDisplaced by gusts
- sand ridgesElevated linear grain formations
- dune fieldsRegions of wind-formed ridges
- iron oxideFe plus oxygen
Botswana
Southern African landlocked nation
- NamibiaSouthwestern African coastal country
- South AfricaRainbow nation
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
meerkat
Social African mongoose relative
- springbokLeaping southern African antelope
- gemsbokSouthern African desert antelope
- oryxLong-horned desert antelope
eland · kudu · cheetah · aardvark · aardwolf · caracal · African wild dog · giraffe · ostrich · pangolin
drought
Prolonged water scarcity
waterless · thirst · aridity · evaporation · sunbaked · dusty · dry riverbed · salt pans · red sand · seasonal rains
Bushmen
Southern African hunter-gatherers
- hunter-gatherersSubsistence through wild resources
- rock artImages on natural stone
- trackingMonitoring location over time
traditional knowledge · subsistence · oral traditions · trance dance · healing rituals
red sand
Ferric-tinted granules
- windblownDisplaced by gusts
- sand ridgesElevated linear grain formations
- dune fieldsRegions of wind-formed ridges
Namib
Southwestern African coastal desert
Arabian · Sonoran · Mojave · Patagonian · Simpson
- African DesertsSahara, Namib
- AfricaEgypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania
- desertsand, sand dunes, sand dune, dune, dunes
- African GeographySouth Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Morocco, Ghana
- African NatureAfrican elephants, African lions, Serengeti, Sahara, Congo Basin
- African landscapesSahara, Serengeti, savanna, Sahel, Nile
KalahariAmazon rainforest
Largest tropical forest ecosystem
Congo rainforest · tropical rainforest · wetlands · swamp · Everglades
KalahariCongo Basin
Major African river watershed
Niger Delta · Sahara · Serengeti · Namib · Lake Victoria
- Kalahari DesertSemi-arid southern African basin