Five geography units cover the following standards-based topics:
Section 1: Africa in the World
Introduces students to the location of Africa in the world.
- Africa's Relative Location
- Africa's Hemispheres
- Africa's Absolute Location
- Using a Projection Map
Section 2: Political Divisions of Africa
Introduces students to the five regions and 53 countries of Africa.
- Population of Africa
- Countries of Africa
- Largest Countries by Area
- Smallest Countries by Area
- Largest Countries by Population
- Northern Africa
- Western Africa
- Central Africa
- Eastern Africa
- Southern Africa
- Largest Cities of Africa
Section 3: Physical Features of Africa
Students learn about the landforms and bodies of water of Africa.
- Africa's Landscape
- Mount Kilimanjaro
- Great Rift Valley
- Africa's Deserts
- African Savanna
- Africa's Rainforests
- Madagascar
- Africa's Bodies of Water
- Africa's Lakes
- Major Rivers of Africa
- Amazing Waterfalls of Africa
Section 4: Valuable Resources of Africa
Students learn about the various natural resources of Africa.
- Oil Production in Africa
- Mining for Gold and Diamonds
- Farming in Africa
- Sharing the Nile River
- Africa's Cacao and Coffee
- African Safaris
- The Great Migration
- Africa's Desert Animals
- Rainforest Animals
Section 5: African Culture
Introduces students to the wide variety of traditional African cultures.
- Tourist Attractions
- Arts and Crafts
- Three African Fabrics
- Music and Dance
- Languages of Africa
- Major Religions of Africa
- African Cuisines
This resource contains teacher support pages, reproducible student pages, and an answer key. This is a reproducible resource (photocopying of lessons is permitted) for single classroom or individual home use only.