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Name
Unit
Date
6
Africa
Outline Maps with Activities
Africa: Political
A. Use the maps located in the Unit Atlas on pages 402–407 and throughout Unit 6 to
locate the following countries, political units, and physical features. Then label them on
the accompanying outline map.
Bodies of Water
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Guinea
Indian Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Mozambique Channel
Red Sea
Rivers
Congo River
Limpopo River
Niger River
Nile River
Zambezi River
Countries
Algeria
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Chad
Repuplic of the Congo
Djibouti
Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia
Gambia
Guinea
Kenya
Liberia
Madagascar
Mali
Morocco
Namibia
Nigeria
Senegal
Somalia
Sudan
Tanzania
Tunisia
Zambia
Angola
Botswana
Burundi
Central African Republic
Democratic Republic of the
Congo
Côte d’Ivoire
Egypt
Eritrea
Gabon
Ghana
Guinea-Bissau
Lesotho
Libya
Malawi
Mauritania
Mozambique
Niger
Rwanda
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Swaziland
Togo
Uganda
Zimbabwe
Cities
Addis Ababa
Accra
Algiers
Cairo
Cape Town
Kampala
Khartoum
Mogadishu
Nairobi
Pretoria
Tripoli
Tunis
Windhoek
B. After labeling your map, use it to answer the following questions.
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1. What river runs throughout the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
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2. What six countries share borders with the landlocked nation of Chad?
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3. Through which countries does the Nile River run?
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4. What three countries in West Africa are named for ancient trading empires?
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5. What two smaller nations appear to have been carved out of South Africa?
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