Mapa Político da África - African Political Geography

Vocabulary practice flashcards identifying African countries and their locations based on political map exercises.

Cape Verde (Cabo Verde)

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Senegal

A coastal West African country highlighted in red, bordered by Mauritânia to the north, Mali to the east, and Guiné and Guiné-Bissau to the south, nearly completely enveloping the territory of Gâmbia.

Ivory Coast (Costa do Marfim)

A West African nation highlighted in red along the Gulf of Guinea, bordered by Libéria and Guiné to the west, Mali and Burkina Faso to the north, and Ghana to the east.

Ghana

A coastal nation in West Africa highlighted in red, situated along the Gulf of Guinea between Costa do Marfim to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to the east.

Morocco (Marrocos)

A North African country highlighted in red in the northwest of the continent, bordered by Saara Ocidental to the south and Argélia to the east, fronting both the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.

Algeria (Argélia)

The largest country in Africa by land area, highlighted in red in North Africa and bordered by the Mediterranean Sea, Tunísia, Líbia, Níger, Mali, Mauritânia, and Marrocos.

Mali

A landlocked country in West Africa highlighted in red, bordered by Argélia to the north, Níger to the east, Burkina Faso and Costa do Marfim to the south, and Guiné, Senegal, and Mauritânia to the west.

Niger (Níger)

A landlocked Sahelian nation in West Africa highlighted in red, bordered by Líbia to the northeast, Chade to the east, Nigéria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, and Argélia to the northwest.

Libya (Líbia)

A North African country highlighted in red, situated along the Mediterranean coast between Tunísia and Argélia to the west, Níger and Chade to the south, Sudão to the southeast, and Egypt to the east.

Republic of the Congo (República do Congo)

A Central African nation highlighted in red, bordered by Gabão, Camarões, República Centro-Africana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Angolan exclave of Cabinda.

South Sudan (Sudão do Sul)

A landlocked country in East-Central Africa highlighted in red, bordered by Sudão to the north, Etiópia to the east, Quênia, Uganda, and the DRC to the south, and República Centro-Africana to the west.

Cameroon (Camarões)

A country in Central Africa highlighted in red, bordering Nigéria to the west, Chade to the northeast, República Centro-Africana to the east, and Guiné Equatorial, Gabão, and República do Congo to the south.

Somalia (Somália)

A coastal nation located along the Horn of Africa highlighted in red, bordered by Djibouti to the northwest, Etiópia to the west, Quênia to the southwest, the Gulf of Aden to the north, and the Indian Ocean to the east.

Sudan (Sudão)

A Northeast African country highlighted in red, bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritreia and Etiópia to the east, Sudão do Sul to the south, República Centro-Africana and Chade to the west, and Líbia to the northwest.

Madagascar

A large island nation highlighted in red situated in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of mainland Africa, across from Moçambique.

Namibia (Namíbia)

A country in Southwest Africa highlighted in red along the Atlantic coast, bordered by Angola and Zâmbia to the north, Botsuana to the east, and África do Sul to the south.

Angola

A Southwest African nation highlighted in red along the Atlantic coast, bordered by the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north and northeast, Zâmbia to the east, and Namíbia to the south.

Ethiopia (Etiópia)

A landlocked nation in the Horn of Africa highlighted in red, bordered by Eritreia to the north, Djibouti and Somália to the east, Quênia to the south, and Sudão do Sul and Sudão to the west.

Kenya (Quênia)

An East African country highlighted in red along the Indian Ocean, bordered by Somália to the northeast, Etiópia to the north, Sudão do Sul to the northwest, Uganda to the west, and Tanzânia to the south.

Democratic Republic of the Congo (República Democrática do Congo)

The largest country in Sub-Saharan Africa, highlighted in red in Central Africa and bordered by República do Congo, República Centro-Africana, Sudão do Sul, Uganda, Ruanda (Janda), Burundi, Tanzânia, Zâmbia, and Angola.

Equatorial Guinea (Guiné Equatorial)

A coastal nation in Central Africa highlighted in red, situated on the Gulf of Guinea between Camarões to the north and Gabão to the south and east, also comprising insular territories including Bioko.

Guinea (Guiné)

A coastal country in West Africa highlighted in red, bordering Guiné-Bissau, Senegal, and Mali to the north, Costa do Marfim to the east, and Serra Leoa and Libéria to the south.

Zimbabwe (Zimbábue)

A landlocked nation in Southern Africa highlighted in red, situated between Zâmbia to the north, Moçambique to the east, África do Sul to the south, and Botsuana to the southwest.

Mozambique (Moçambique)

A Southeast African nation highlighted in red along the Indian Ocean coast, bordered by Tanzânia, Malawi, Zâmbia, Zimbábue, África do Sul, and Swatini (eSwatini), directly facing Madagascar.

Nigeria (Nigéria)

A coastal West African country highlighted in red along the Gulf of Guinea, bordered by Benin to the west, Níger to the north, Chade to the northeast, and Camarões to the east.

South Africa (África do Sul)

The southernmost country of the African continent, highlighted in red, bordering Namíbia, Botsuana, Zimbábue, Moçambique, and Swatini (eSwatini), and completely encircling the enclave nation of Lesoto.

Egypt (Egito)

A transcontinental country situated in the northeast corner of Africa, bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Líbia to the west, Sudão to the south, and the Red Sea to the east, appearing as one of the whited-out political map blanks.

Mapa Político da África

The geography worksheet exercise (labeled F7850 | Geografia) with instructions to 'Complete o mapa com os países africanos', on which a student achieved a complete score of $29/29$.