How well do you know Africa?
Students Worksheet (A3)
Africa is the world’s second largest continent after Asia covering about 30.2 million km² (including
adjacent islands) and has a population of approximately 1,022 million* people. Africa covers 6% of
the Earth’s total surface. The continent is surrounded by the Mediterrenean Sea to the North, the
Red Sea to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
ATLANTIC
OCEAN
Tunisia
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
RED
SEA
Western
Sahara
Mauritania
Mali
Niger
Eritrea
Senegal
Chad
Gambia
Guinea
Bissau
Guinea
na
rki aso
u
F
B
a
an
h
G
Sierra
Leone
Liberia
Djibouti
Benin
Togo
Equatorial
Guinea
on Central African
ro
e
Republic
m
Ca
Gabon
South
Sudan
a
ali
m
So
Democratic
Republic of
Congo
ATLANTIC
OCEAN
Rwanda
Tanzania
Burundi
Malawi
Zambia
Namibia
e
qu
i
b
am
z
o
M
INDIAN
OCEAN
Can you match each
name with the correct
country on the map?
Swaziland
Cut out the names of
each country and
put them correctly
on the map of Africa.
Lesotho
How many can you
get right?
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* United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2011). World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision
How well do you know Africa?
Students Worksheet (A3)
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How many countries can
you match?
Cut out the names of each country
and then match them to the correct
country on the map of Africa.
Algeria
Angola
Botswana
Congo
Côte d’Ivoire
Egypt
Ethiopia
Kenya
Libya
Madagascar
Morocco
Nigeria
South Africa
Sudan
Uganda
Zimbabwe
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How well do you know Africa?
Teachers Worksheet (A4)
Africa is the world’s second largest continent after Asia covering about 30.2 million km² (including
adjacent islands) and has a population of approximately 1,022 million* people. Africa covers 6% of
the Earth’s total surface. The continent is surrounded by the Mediterrenean Sea to the North, the
Red Sea to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
Algeria
ATLANTIC
OCEAN
Libya
Tunisia
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
Morocco
Egypt
RED
SEA
Western
Sahara
Mauritania
Ethiopia
Mali
Niger
Senegal
Gambia
Guinea
Bissau
Guinea
Liberia
Côte d’Ivoire
Nigeria
Eritrea
Chad
na
rki so
Bu Fa
a
an
Gh
Sierra
Leone
Sudan
Djibouti
Benin
Togo
Equatorial
Guinea
on
ro Central African
Republic
me
a
C
Gabon
South
Sudan
lia
ma
So
Kenya
Democratic
Republic of
Congo
ATLANTIC
OCEAN
Tanzania
Rwanda
Burundi
Congo
Uganda
Malawi
Zambia
Angola
Namibia
Botswana
e
qu
bi
am
oz
M
Swaziland
Lesotho
INDIAN
OCEAN
Madagascar
Zimbabwe
South Africa
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Registered Charity No. 298316. Build Africa is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England No. 2200793
* United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2011). World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision
How well do you know Africa?
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How well do you know Africa?
Students Worksheet (A3)
Students Worksheet (A3)
Teachers Worksheet (A4)
Africa is the world’s second largest continent after Asia covering about 30.2 million km² (including
adjacent islands) and has a population of approximately 1,022 million* people. Africa covers 6% of
the Earth’s total surface. The continent is surrounded by the Mediterrenean Sea to the North, the
Red Sea to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
ATLANTIC
OCEAN
out
Cut
to
Tunisia
play
How many countries can
you match?
Cut out the names of each country
and then match them to the correct
country on the map of Africa.
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
Algeria
ATLANTIC
OCEAN
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
Algeria
Angola
Egypt
RED
SEA
Western
Sahara
Mauritania
Mauritania
Mali
Botswana
Niger
Congo
Eritrea
Senegal
Guinea
Bissau
Guinea
a
rkin so
Bu Fa
na
Gha
Sierra
Leone
Liberia
Djibouti
Côte d’Ivoire
Benin
Togo
Equatorial
Guinea
n
oo Central African
Republic
mer
Ca
Gabon
South
Sudan
Rwanda
Tanzania
Namibia
e
qu
bi
am
oz
M
Ethiopia
Kenya
Libya
Madagascar
Morocco
Nigeria
Burundi
Guinea
a
an
Gh
Sierra
Leone
Côte d’Ivoire
Nigeria
Ethiopia
Eritrea
Chad
Djibouti
Benin
Togo
Equatorial
Guinea
n
oo Central African
Republic
mer
Ca
Gabon
South
Sudan
ia
mal
So
Kenya
Democratic
Republic of
Congo
ATLANTIC
OCEAN
Tanzania
Rwanda
Burundi
Namibia
INDIAN
OCEAN
South Africa
Sudan
Uganda
Zimbabwe
Botswana
Swaziland
Lesotho
Uganda
Malawi
Zambia
Angola
Can you match each
name with the correct
country on the map?
Cut out the names of
each country and
put them correctly
on the map of Africa.
Sudan
Niger
a
rkin so
Bu Fa
Congo
Malawi
Zambia
Guinea
Bissau
Liberia
ia
mal
So
Democratic
Republic of
Congo
ATLANTIC
OCEAN
Egypt
Mali
Senegal
Gambia
Chad
Gambia
Libya
Tunisia
Morocco
RED
SEA
Western
Sahara
Africa is the world’s second largest continent after Asia covering about 30.2 million km² (including
adjacent islands) and has a population of approximately 1,022 million* people. Africa covers 6% of
the Earth’s total surface. The continent is surrounded by the Mediterrenean Sea to the North, the
Red Sea to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
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Swaziland
Lesotho
INDIAN
OCEAN
Madagascar
Zimbabwe
South Africa
How many can you
get right?
www.build-africa.org/school-fundraising
www.build-africa.org/school-fundraising
Registered Charity No. 298316. Build Africa is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England No. 2200793
Registered Charity No. 298316. Build Africa is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England No. 2200793
Registered Charity No. 298316. Build Africa is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England No. 2200793
* United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2011). World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision
* United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2011). World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision
A3 worksheet for
students to work
on in pairs or in
small groups
www.build-africa.org/school-fundraising
A3 country cut-out
sheet with 16
country names
A4 teachers
worksheet
with all countries
correctly marked
Teachers Notes
The A3 students worksheet has 50 countries in total. 34 of the countries are marked and 16 have
been left unmarked, with blank boxes close-by to be filled in with the name of each country.
Students can first practice writing the country names in the blank boxes and then cut-out the
country names and stick them into the correct space when the exercise is marked.
Aim
Introduce and identify the different countries in the African continent.
Outcomes
The student is able to name and identify the position of African countries frequently mentioned
in the international and charity news.
Additional Learning Activity
This resource can also be used as a starter activity to lead into further discussions about the
politics, geography, religions, cultures and economics of different countries of Africa.
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Registered Charity No. 298316. Build Africa is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England No. 2200793