Africa’s Features

This worksheet is designed for students in Grades 5, 6, and 7 and helps them reinforce knowledge of Africa’s major physical features through a fill-in-the-blank passage with a word bank. Students use context clues to correctly identify terms such as Sahara, Savanna, Nile River, Atlas Mountains, and Kilimanjaro, strengthening geographic understanding, vocabulary skills, and comprehension of how landforms affect ecosystems and human activity.

Learning Goals

• African Physical Geography (Grades 5-7) – Identify and understand key features including deserts, rivers, mountains, and savannas
• Vocabulary Development – Apply context clues to select accurate geographic terms
• Reading Comprehension – Complete cloze passages by interpreting sentences meaningfully
• Geography-Ecosystem Connections – Recognize how landforms influence human activity and natural environments

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Developed by educators to align with geography and reading standards
• Word Bank Support – Encourages accurate term selection while building confidence
• Contextual Learning – Reinforces comprehension and retention through meaningful application
• Flexible Use – Suitable for classroom practice, independent work, assessment, or homeschool instruction

This Africa’s Features worksheet helps students deepen understanding of the continent’s major physical geography while developing vocabulary and reading comprehension skills. By using context clues to complete sentences, learners strengthen retention and make connections between geographic features and their real-world impact. Ideal for both classroom and homeschool settings, this printable resource provides engaging, low-prep practice in African geography.