Books with title West Africa

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.

Explore the world's seven continents and five oceans in this fantastic, globe-trotting series. Each book discovers one of the world's continents and its surrounding oceans with detailed maps, engaging photographs, and age-appropriate text. Readers will soon be able to identify the location, countries, landscape, climate, and wildlife of each continent.

Africa is often called the Cradle of Humankind. Millions of years ago, it was home to the very first humans, and today it remains a vibrant land filled with diverse cultures.A True Book: The Seven Continents series dives into the many components that make each continent distinctive and exceptional. Readers will get to know each continents' geography, history, wildlife and future outlook. This series includes an age appropriate (grades 3-5) introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects and a robust resource section that encourages independent study.Readers will tour Africa's varied landscape and get a close look at its many iconic plants and animals. They will also learn about the continent's history and discover how its people live today.