How it works
This Ghana outline map opens on the plain outline of the country, with Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Togo as plain land around it. Two switches add region borders and regional capitals.
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Outline first
The sheet opens with nothing inside the outline. Press Print this map for a sheet to draw rivers, cities or the 16 regions on. Borders adds region lines and Capitals adds a star for each capital that is named.
Why six regions have numbers
The borders are those of the ten regions Ghana had until 2018. Six of them are unchanged today, and Numbered and Named label those six: Ashanti, Central, Eastern, Greater Accra, Upper East and Upper West. The other four areas were split and stay unlabeled.
- To finish the map by hand, have students draw the missing lines: the old Northern area is now Northern, Savannah and North East.
Questions and answers
How many regions does Ghana have?
Sixteen. After a referendum in December 2018, four of the ten older regions were split: Brong-Ahafo, Northern, Volta and Western became ten regions between them. The other six kept their borders.
What is the capital of Ghana?
Accra, on the coast in the Greater Accra Region, the smallest region on the map. Switch Capitals on to see it marked with a star.
Is Lake Volta on the map?
No. The map has the outline of the country and the region borders, which run across the lake, but the lake itself is not drawn.