1950 Map Of Africa
Depths shown by contours.
1950 map of africa. This category has the following 21. Vandyksdrif to broodsnyersplaas 11 miles 73. 11 september jan smuts soldier and international statesman. Old maps of africa on old maps online.
Note that south sudan is the continent s newest country. In 1950 somaliland also became a trust territory administered by italy its pre war colonial ruler on behalf of the un. Jump to navigation jump to search. With a 2011 population of 1 032 532 974 it accounts for just over 14 of the world s human population.
1950 in south africa. Discover the past of africa on historical maps. Country boundaries showing the independent countries as well as colonial administration by britain france portugal belgium spain and former italian colonies united nations trusteeships railways roads caravan routes canals and airports. An animated map shows the order of independence of african nations 1950 2011.
Includes various editions of some sheets. The decolonisation of africa took place in the mid to late 1950s to 1975 with sudden and radical regime changes on the continent as colonial governments made the transition to independent states. This was often quite unorganized and marred with violence and political turmoil. 1870 railways railway lines opened.
In the rest of sub saharan africa cattle herding and farming are gradually spreading throughout western and central africa having probably reached the great lakes region by now. Accompanied by partial index on sheet 22 x 28 cm. 11743 map division cia 11 50 available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image. There was widespread unrest with organized revolts in both northern and sub saharan colonies including the algerian war in french.
Title africa administrative divisions 1950. Relief shown by contours shading form lines and spot heights. Africa the planet s 2nd largest continent and the second most populous continent after asia includes 54 individual countries and western sahara a member state of the african union whose statehood is disputed by morocco. Africa administrative divisions 1950.
Also around this date some peoples in west africa living on the fringes of the rain forests are making the difficult transition to tropical forest farming. This agriculture is based on a quite different set of crops to savannah agriculture with cultivated fruits and roots such as plantains and yams as the staples. 16 to terminate appeals from the appellate division of the supreme court of south africa to the judicial committee of the privy council in london. Objecting to the un s push for independence and self determination in africa south africa rejected un trusteeship over south west africa and adopted.
Shows political status of countries. As many pictures and media files as possible should be moved into appropriate subcategories. 2 october transvaal. After world war ii the league of nations was replaced by the united nations and the old league mandates became un trust territories.
The 1950 africa and the arabian peninsula map features. Map east africa 1 250 000. Contributor names united states.