Printable map of Central America

A printable map of Central America is quick to use because there are only seven countries on it. Teachers print it as a starter for a geography lesson or a short test, and parents print it for a school project. The page has two versions, both PDFs for A4 or Letter, in colour or black and white, with no names printed: With country borders and a Blank outline.

Younger children can colour each country in its own colour, copy the names from the list further down this page into a key and add a compass rose. A matching task works too: write the seven names on the board and ask them to link each one to its shape.

For older pupils, try a recall test with a clock. Hand out the version with borders and no names, give them three minutes to write in as many countries as they can, then mark against the list. Next time, number the countries first, so they have to match numbers to names, and let pairs swap sheets to mark.

Trips and wall displays

Anyone planning a route through the region can print a copy, pencil in the stops and shade the countries they will pass through. For a classroom display, enlarge the task rather than the sheet: give each pupil a copy to colour and name, then pin them in a row.

Which version

With country borders suits labelling and colouring by a rule; the Blank outline suits pupils who draw the borders themselves. Black and white is for photocopying a class set, colour for a single copy. To shade countries first, use the bar on the map, then Download your map. For names or a title, choose Customise before printing. If you would rather build your own worksheet around the shape, the blank map of Central America comes as a PNG, an SVG or a PDF.