This is a short 6th grade informational text about the layout and diversity of the Sub-Saharan part of the African continent. While reading, students should cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Students should also determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments, and analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text (License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).