The number 1 on the map identifies the Atlas Mountains. It is the mountainous region just south of the Mediterranean in Northwest Africa.
The Atlas mountains pass through the northern cost of West Africa, including Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco. This impressive mountain range provided both advantages and challenges to civilizations in the region, and is host to a number of unique species.
One result of the civil wars in Angola and Mozambique was civilian support for rebel groups The war began in 1977, just about two years after the war that made the country attain its independence
