Map Links

maps of africa

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 WorldAtlas

Get a country description including  population, currency, religion, geography and more.

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CIA World Factbook

CIA information including history, geography, religion, environment, government, income, economy and more...

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BBC.Com

Get the weather for select African cities

 

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WeatherUnderground

These maps are animated to show the selected data for the African Continent over a 24 hour period. Link will open in a new window.

BBC.Com

Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries  and background on key institutions. They also include audio and video clips from BBC archives.

 

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WeatherUnderground

 

Get temperature, humidity, wind, and pressure in select cities of the African country chosen

 

 

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UniMaps.com

 

Maps and descriptions include population, language, religions, geography and more.

 

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Sheppard Software

Develop a mental map of Africa, its countries, capitals, and geography through these amazing games!

 

 

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Go2Africa

 strives to make your African safari the experience of a lifetime. Of course, it helps to know what you have in mind when you think of safari travel. By choosing one of the following options you'll be taken to the African safari we think would suit you best.

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Art and Life in Africa

contains information about African Art and Culture adapted from similar material developed for the Art and Life in Africa CD-ROM being produced at The University of Iowa.

 

 

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Miturzikin.com

Learn what languages are spoken in each African country

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How Stuff Works

Precipitation, climate, GDP, and specific country information

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Maps: Africa, New World, Slave Trade

by Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and University of Virginia

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Northwestern University

This site features digital copies of 113 antique maps of Africa and accompanying text dating from the mid 16th Century to the early 20th Century. All scanned maps are authentic and originally collected by the Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies (or the Africana Library) at Northwestern University.

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African Studies Center at the University of Pennsylvania brings together researchers and students, along with cultural, business and media entities, to gain knowledge of contemporary and historical Africa.
The Center coordinates a wide range of course offerings and events in a variety of disciplines ranging from history, language and culture to health, science and business. The geographic expertise of Penn Africanist faculty and staff spans the continent and extends to the African diaspora. They share a commitment to an interdisciplinary approach to the study of African people, their institutions, and the wider world where they now reside.

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Individual Maps

The oldest map of the AfricanLink will open in a new window. continent, dating back to 1389, has gone on display in Cape Town.

Interactive Atlas of African history 1879 - 2002Link will open in a new window.  depicting changes in territorial names, conflicts, colonization and decolonization, post-colonial political developments, economic and demographic changes. Use through the web or download to your computer.AAAH

The AFRITERRA