Your students will love discovering fascinating facts about Africa while they improve their reading comprehension and geography skills. Students zero in on countries and regions on a variety of maps to learn about about Africa. Skills emphasized in this unit include: using a legend or key, using symbols and patterns to interpret features, using terms of direction (far, near, above, below, etc.), using cardinal directions (north, south, east, west), and much more! The six activities in this unit cover the Nile River, Northeast Africa, Northwest Africa, Central Africa, and Southern Africa. Aanswer key included.