Mothiba department of environmental sciences, faculty of natural sciences, tshwane university of technology, 175 nelson mandela avenue, private bag x680, pretoria 0001, south africa. Africa continent combined of hot and pleasant places such as desert, rain forest and plains, the rivers here longer and acquires lots of drainage area since the continent large in size and thousands of tributaries join to the rivers. We may take them for granted but they offer us great services. You can check congo river, nile river, zambezi river or even niger river. Physicochemical characteristics and pollution levels of heavy metals in the rivers in thohoyandou, south africa jonathan o. Students can prepare by using the downloadable map with country labels. I would suggest introducing your study of africa by first studying the. Political maps are designed to show governmental boundaries of countries, states, and counties, the location of major cities, and they usually include significant bodies of water. If you want to know the longest east flowing river in africa, you have to see zambezi river. Download free africa maps sponsorsfree map downloadsfree world country map downloadsnote that maps may not appear on the webpage in their full size and resolution. These downloadable maps of africa make that challenge a little easier. To save the maps to your computer, rightclick on the link. It begins at the junction of the lualaba and luvua rivers, in the altai.
It had ceased to be a blank space of delightful mysterya white patch for a boy to dream gloriously over. The information in this briefing is not comprehensive. Pdf in this paper, we study the impact of climate change on river regimes in several parts of. In creating this guidemap we have tried to bring together our experience in mapping as well as our interest and thirst for travel, exploration and adventure. It then flows westward and southward through central african republic, democratic republic of the congo and republic of congo. The physical map of africa showing major geographical features like elevations, mountain ranges, deserts, seas, lakes, plateaus, peninsulas, rivers, plains, some regions with vegetations or forest, landforms and other topographic features. Yet africas existing large dams have done little to light up africa, and have left a trail of developmentinduced poverty in their wake. Within its regular outline, it comprises an area of 30,368,609 km 2 11,725,385 sq mi, excluding adjacent islands. Geographical map of africa, illustraing the main geographical features of the african continent, including mountains, rivers, desesrt and other geographic entities of africa. River ecologist sukh mantel, a senior researcher at the institute for water research at rhodes university, did not set out to create art, or even an educational tool. She happened to know where the data could be found, and she also knows her way around geographical information systems, so it took her about 10 minutes to whip up her first map. Great rivers such as the nile and beautiful deserts such as the kalahari are found here in africa. See below each rivers article for its tributaries, drainage areas, etc. Major rivers of africa kids map africa map, map, african map.
Colored world map borders, countries and cities illustration. This article discusses some of the landforms on the african continent. Add a compass rose to your map, showing where north, south, east, and west are. It is formed by the confluence of the blue nile river, which rises in. Large herd of african elephants grazing in tall river grass with similar images. Major rivers in africa the four major rivers of africa are the nile 4,160 miles, the congo 2,900 miles, the niger 2,590 miles, and the zambesi 1,700 miles. View where countries are located and click on them to take you to a wealth of information. History, map and timeline of africa 3500 bce showing the powerful ancient egyptian civilization beginning to emerge in the nile valley and huntergatherers roam most of the continent. You can see that there are many rivers in the congo basin of central africa, while the sahara desert region of northern africa has almost none. This map of south africas rivers is captivating and now. As a bonus, site members have access to a banneradfree version of the site, with printfriendly pages. World river map, world map with major rivers and lakes.
Carefully study the map of africas rivers and lakes and the attached photographs. It is formed by the junction of the bafing and bakoy rivers in mali and flows generally north westward along guinea, mali, mauritania and senegal. Africa, the planets 2nd largest continent and the second mostpopulous continent after asia includes 54 individual countries, and western sahara, a member state of the african union whose statehood is disputed by morocco. The nile river is the longest river in the world, with a length of 6,650 km 4,2 mi the volta river includes the upper branches of the black, red and white volta rivers in burkina faso, which converge in ghana to form the volta.
The congo river is the second longest river in africa, and its network of rivers, tributaries and streams help link the people and cities of the interior. Nile the nile river is located in africa, and is usually considered the longest river in the world. Climate change poses another huge risk for the continents existing. If your students prepare their own physical map, it should look something like the physical map on page 9. Affordable and search from millions of royalty free images, photos and vectors. Sep 15, 2018 this article discusses some of the landforms on the african continent. The briefing is a working document meant to provide a basic synopsis of known, planned dams in africa, including rehabilitation and expansion efforts. River senegal is the longest river in west africa and ninth longest river in africa covering 1,600 km 1,020 mi. Landforms of africa, deserts of africa, mountain ranges of.
Hundreds of large dams are planned for major african rivers. Ac, a collection of geography pages, printouts, and activities for students. These photos are meant to provide a visual context for the map work. It includes country boundaries, major cities, major mountains in shaded relief, ocean depth in blue color gradient, along with many other features. Geography this map shows africas physical features. The dams hydroelectric power plant generates most of ghanas electricity. African safari travel plans, or purchase your nile cruise tickets, learn the locations of the african rivers with this map quiz. African rivers test your geography knowledge african rivers and lakes lizard africa rivers map rivers map of the africa rivers of africa module six, activity two exploring africa test your geography knowledge african rivers and lakes lizard africa world geography upscfever test your geography knowledge african rivers and lakes lizard. Facts about african rivers provide the ideas about the famous rivers in africa. This map unit is a great addition to any study of africa. After her partner sent her a cool map of rivers in the united states, she wanted to show that similar data exists for south africa. Lake volta, formed by the akosombo dam, is one of the worlds largest artificial lakes. The longest river flowing through the continent of africa is the nile river. Not only is this our first south african map, but the essential south africa is also our first guidemap.
Outline map of the africa continent including the disputed territory of western sahara print this map political map of africa. The physical map of africa depicts various geographical features of the continent such as mountains, deserts, rivers, lakes, plateaus. See below each river s article for its tributaries, drainage areas, etc. Major lakes, rivers, cities, roads, country boundaries, coastlines and surrounding islands are all shown on the map. African rivers test your geography knowledge african rivers and lakes lizard africa rivers map rivers map of the africa rivers of africa module six, activity two exploring africa test your geography knowledge african rivers and lakes lizard africa world geography upscfever test your geography knowledge african rivers and lakes. Map 19 africa, rivers and proposed waterways map 20 africa, rail. Before you make your african safari travel plans, or purchase your nile cruise tickets, learn the locations of the african rivers with this map quiz. Mapping activity africa adapted from geography alive. The map of africa at the top of this page includes most of the mediterranean sea and portions of southern europe.
South africa is one of nearly 200 countries illustrated on our blue ocean laminated map of the world. The island nation of madagascar is excluded because of its distinct language and cultural heritage. Africa is a continent comprising 63 political territories, representing the largest of the great southward projections from the main mass of earths surface. It is a large political map of africa that also shows many of the continents physical features in color or shaded relief.
Printable africa map think of some games like find the country with a z at the beginning and color it red help cornelius color a map of africa for his upcoming travels. Africa is considered a land of plenty for the largedam industry lots of massive rivers and high need for electricity. Rivers provide a home and food to a variety of animals. It is quite common to find the afrikaans word rivier as part of the name. Free maps for students, researchers, teachers, who need such useful maps frequently. On this account south africa has a general resemblance to an inverted saucer. You will find lots of plants, insects, birds, freshwater animals and land animals near and in a river. To illustrate the huge size of the african continent, lay a transparency of a united states map over a transparency of the african map. Southern africa history, countries, map, population. Many countries in africa naturally rich by a depth of. The ubangi is formed at the junction of the uele and bomu rivers. This is a map of africa before the berlin conference. With a 2011 population of 1,032,532,974, it accounts for just over 14% of the worlds human.
These include maps of the countrys topography, biomes, catchment areas and more in various sizes and formats. Answers to some of the questions will be provided by the map. The department of environmental affairs offers a range of national and provincial maps of south africa for print or download. Southern africa, southernmost region of the african continent, comprising the countries of angola, botswana, lesotho, malawi, mozambique, namibia, south africa, swaziland, zambia, and zimbabwe. An updated briefing is provided periodically as resources permit. Label these lines on the political map tropic of cancer prime meridian map assignment rubric 5 all locations on the map are labeled correctly and neatly and are printed in black or blue ink or pencil. Map of africa in 3500 bce, with ancient egyptian civilization. African rivers and lakes 1 interactive map enrique. Africa map rivers and lakes printable map collection. Ubangi river is the largest tributary of the congo river. Major lakes, rivers, cities, roads, country boundaries, coastlines and surrounding islands are all shown on. Download our free maps in pdf format for easy printing. D3 algeria f9 angola d6 benin g11 botswana d5 burkina faso h8 burundi f6 cameroon a5 cape verde g6 central african.
Two ways to give an assignment or quiz with the coordinate map on the previous page. Note that south sudan is the continents newest country. The congo river is the worlds eighthlongest river at miles long. African rivers and lakes geography quiz just click on the map to answer the questions about the major rivers and lakes in africa. This map shows a combination of political and physical features.
Touristlink also has a map of all the rivers in world as well as detailed maps showing rivers in 956 different cities in world. Fao digitized soil map of the world fao, 1981, vegetation. Mt kilimanjaro is the highest peak of the continent and sahara desert is the worlds largest desert. If you are interested in the geography of africa, our large laminated map of africa might be just what you need.
Then draw and label these features where you think they are located. Physicochemical characteristics and pollution levels of. I would suggest introducing your study of africa by first studying the physical map before moving to the political maps. A map showing south africas cities, main towns, selected villages, rivers, and its highest peak. Political map unit, which takes approximately 4 weeks to complete if you follow the provided timeline. Teachers can test their students knowledge of african geography by using the numbered, blank map.
Insert current map of countriesboundaries number of african. The high southern and eastern plateaus, rarely falling below 600 m 2,000 ft, have a mean elevation of about 1,000 m 3,300 ft. Tell students that europe, the united states and china would all fit into. Rivers of south africa hi friends, this month we are exploring our rivers. Physical map of africa with rivers, mountains, and deserts blank physical map of africa with rivers mountain and desert list of rivers in africa map by length. It also includes most countries of the middle east.
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