The line is an approximation. Sub-Saharan Africa Region below the line is considered sub-Saharan (below the Sahara Desert) The line is an approximation. All images from: wiki commons ©2012, TESCCC Grade 6 Unit 11, Lesson 1
The lighter green illustrates the division between Sudan and South Sudan. Wiki commons ©2012, TESCCC
©2012, TESCCC
Use with the Elaborate section of the lesson. Cecil Rhodes – British politician and businessman. He founded the diamond company De Beers and served as prime minister of the Cape Colony. ©2012, TESCCC
Colonial Africa: Mid to Late 1800s Scramble for Africa Belgium (yellow) Great Britain (pink) France (blue) Germany (mint green) Italy (lime green) Portugal (dark purple) Spain (light purple) Independent (white) Explain to students that many European countries were racing to acquire as much land as possible in Africa and in Asia primarily for natural resources and trade. ©2012, TESCCC
Democratic Republic of Congo Chad South Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Kenya Liberia Nigeria Rwanda Sierra Leone Sudan South Sudan Zimbabwe ©2012, TESCCC