This curriculum unit teaches students about the basic physical and political geography of Africa and introduces or reviews fundamental geographical concepts and vocabulary in an African context. The unit offers a geographic introduction to the map of Africa with a focus on sub-Saharan Africa in terms of its examples and information. Each of the unit's five lessons can be integrated into the curriculum where it best suits students' needs, but it is suggested that the unit be taught as a whole. The lessons are: (1) "Getting Oriented to Globes and Maps"; (2) "Countries of Africa"; (3) "Human and Environmental Interaction in Africa"; (4) "Learning the Physiographic Features of Africa"; and (5) "African Climate." Transparencies, student handouts, and appendices containing conversion tables and a data bank are included. (EH)