African Brochure Camels Ships of the desert A

African Brochure

Camels • • • “Ships of the desert” A necessity to cross the Sahara desert. Experienced camels are preferred. Allow camels to stray from path to eat. Carry guerbas (goat-hide) sacks for water. Keep bags (guerbas) off the ground as the heat will evaporate the water inside.

Supplies and Provisions • Thick linen veils to protect face from wind, sand, and sun. • Pack dried meat, rice, seeds, and fruit. • Hide tents and prayer mats rolled around wooden stakes. • Pack cups, pots, and flint. • If tired, tie packs to camel.

Wells • • • Bring guerbas (goat hide) sacks for water. Need water to bring on journey. Need water for camels. Look for crisscross tracks to find wells. Excellent navigators are very helpful.

Getting Lost • If lost, do not precede or trail the caravan (fall behind). • Let guide find lost people (they are experienced). • Look for footprints of lost people. • Lost people are often found, later, dead.

Dunes • Make it hard to stay on course. • Keep to the hard packed side of Dune. • Stay off soft side or you could sink to your knees. • Soft side is very hard on legs and feet.

Taureg Warriors • • Pay tribute/tax. Entertain them. Let guides negotiate with them. Tauregs are maurauders who extract tolls from travelers. • Tauregs are feared. Do not put up resistance!

Oases • Fresh vegetation and fruit trees can be found near an oases. • Shade is available. • Fresh water. • Resting place. • Beautiful (picturesque) landscape.

Clothing • Wrap layers of white clothing for protection. • Wind, sand, and sun too powerful for bare skin. • Layers of clothes help keep warm in cold nights. • Blankets are not enough alone.

Vegetation • Remember and observe vegetation spots. • Date palms provide food and shade. • The desert apple bush has thorns and is poisonous to animals. • The desert apple bush has a red hue. • Beware of the desert apple bush!

Sandstorms • • • Sandstorms can emerge very fast. Walk beside camels for protection. Do not stop moving. Move at a slow pace. Vision will be greatly decreased. Cover face for protection.

Baobab • Large trees provide shade in the trunks. • Rain water may be found in trunks. • Bees, honey, or birds may also be found in trunks. • Fruits and oils provided by these trees. • Oil can be used for cooking, fuel for lamps, or for skin.

African Brochure Instructions: • Cover of Brochure – 1. Must have the Name of your Travel Agency, 2. Fully Decorated (You are competing with other students. Make sure it jumps out and captures my attention. ) 3. Must have your Name and Period on cover. • Inside Right – Must be about your tour guide (you, the student). What qualifies you to give a tour across Africa? You must use your real name. You should sell your self to the customer. Example. Best lineage of camels, best stock, best camping equipment…etc.

• Inside Brochure – There is a total of a 11 sets of notes from our Power. Point presentation. You must combine the notes into 5 Tips Sections. For instance: you can pair the Desert section with the Camel section. Or perhaps you would want to combine the Desert section with the Well section. The choice is yours. But, no more than 5 sections. • You must have a Warning Section inside the brochure as well. Give examples of why this trip is dangerous and what troubles you may encounter. Be creative.

• Back Cover – This is where you advertise your company and the tour packages. You can have discount coupons. Different tour packages with different routes. The animals and plant life you may encounter. Customer surveys or recommendations. Be creative. • In General – No bullet points can be used on this project. Everything must be put into your own words – not copied from the notes or Power. Point. No phone numbers are allowed in this project (phones did not exist during the Medieval period). Prices must be in gold coins or in Dinars (African Currency)