Independence in Africa Map



Independence in Africa Map Name: _________________

Honors World History

Directions: Locate and label the following countries, *capital cities and geographic features on the blank map provided. Use page 940 in your textbook and the internet to assist you. After the map is labeled, outline/color the rivers and lakes in blue. Then shade in the counties according to the years they received independence using the key in your book on page 940. You do not need to write in the specific years for each country as shown in the book, the key will suffice.

Remember: Neatness and accuracy count!!

West Africa

Senegal

Guinea

Sierra Leone

Liberia

Cote D’Ivoire

Ghana

Togo

Benin

Nigeria

Mauritania

Mali

Niger

Chad

Gambia

Guinea-Bissau

Western Sahara

Burkina Faso

Niger River

Atlantic Ocean

East Africa

Somalia

Ethiopia *Addis Ababa

Kenya *Nairobi

Tanzania

Sudan

Uganda

Rwanda

Eritrea

Djibouti

Lake Victoria

Horn of Africa

Red Sea

Nile River

Central Africa

Democratic Republic of the Congo

*Kinshasa

Central Africa Republic

Congo

Cameroon

Equatorial Guinea

Gabon

Congo River

Southern Africa

Angola

Zambia

Mozambique

Zimbabwe

Madagascar

Namibia

Botswana

South Africa *Cape Town

Lesotho

Swaziland

Kalahari Desert

Indian Ocean

Zambezi River

Victoria Falls

Cape of Good Hope

North Africa/Middle East

Morocco

Algeria

Libya

Egypt

Tunisia

Atlas Mountains

Sahara Desert

Suez Canal

Mediterranean Sea

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