Boasting terrain that ranges from desert to mountain to grassy plain to jungle, the continent of Africa is a challenge to any geographer. Now, with this one volume, your students can compare and contrast its peoples, customs, regions and political divisions. Topics and activities explored include: Locating Africa (it"s place on the globe), Name the Hemisphere, Water and Landforms, Africa (black & white topographic map), Water Forms of Africa, African Landforms, Geographic Regions, Sahara Desert, Rainforests, Savannas, Region Comparison Chart, Desertification, Desertification of Northern Africa, Political Divisions, Countries of Africa, Name the Countries, Name Changes, Northern Africa, Using a Compass Rose, Western, Cental and Eastern Africa, Longitude and Latitude, Southern Africa, How Far Is It?, Africa"s Resources (Natural Resources, Crops and Livestock, Manufactured Goods), African Agriculture, Mineral Resources, Comparing Income Sources (graph), An African Vacation, African Animals, Photo Safari, True of False (animal quiz), the Camel, Animals in Danger, Game Reserves, Animal Report Note Taker, The People of Africa, Africa"s Ethnic Groups, Changes, Developed and Developing Countries, Information Graph, People Report Note Taker, African Music, African Art Forms, Celebrating Learning, and more. Plus, a full-color fold-out topographic map of Africa and the oceans surrounding it. It"s just one of seven titles in our all-new series on world geography based on the five themes of geography -- Location -- Position on the Earth"s surface, Place -- Physical and Human Characteristics, Relationships within Places -- Humans and the Environment, Movement -- Human Interactions on the Earth, and Regions -- How They Form and Change.