Here is some of my work, it is about an African Country that I explored.
Exploring an African Country
You have now explored the African Continent and identified several countries. You have also found capital cities of many countries.
Today you are going to choose a country in Africa and learn some important facts and features of that country.
Instructions:
- Choose a country on the African continent
- Search for the answers to the following questions
- put your answers into this document (if you can’t write on this one, it is because you haven’t made a copy yet!)
- What is the name of the country that you have chosen?
The Gambia
- What are the neighbouring countries?
Senegal surrounds the gambia.
Guinea -Bissau
Guinea
Mali
- Is your country located more north, south, west or east in Africa?
West
- What is the population of your country?
1.8 million
- Is the population larger or smaller than Canada’s population.
It is smaller than Canada.
- what languages are spoken in this country?
English is the official language. Mandingo is spoken
by 38% of the population. Fula is spoken by 21.2%.
Jola is spoken by 4.5 %. Several other languages are also
spoken.
- what religion do people practice there? 90% are sunni muslims. 9 %
are christians 1% are traditional beliefs.
- what kinds of jobs and industry exist in this country? Traditional subsistence agriculture, peanuts are exported. A re export trade has built up at the ocean port. Agriculture, fishing, forestry, manufacturing.
- Is this country mostly flat, mountainous, or both? To the west lies the Atlantic coastline, the interior is generally low-lying on both sides of the Gambia River, elevations are higher in the east. Throughout the gambia, low flat-topped hills alternate with valleys.
- What is the climate like?
The Gambia has distinct cool and hot seasons. From November to mid-May there is uninterrupted dry weather, with temperatures as low as 16°C (61°F). Hot, humid weather predominates the rest of the year, with a rainy season from June to October.
- What is the capital city of this country? The capital of Gambia is Banjul.
- How many square kilometers is your country? It is 10, 689 square kilometers.
- Is it bigger or smaller than Canada in size? The Gambia is smaller than Canada.
- What is common food in this country? The common foods are fish, peanuts, tomato,
black eyed peas, lemon, cassava, cabbage, salt, pepper, onion, chili, and various herbs. Oysters from the river gambia.
- Why did you choose this country? Explain. I looked for a small country in Africa.
- Find three pictures of this country and add them to this document. Put a caption with each explaining why you picked it.
Fishing boats in the Gambia. Fishing is a large industry here.
In Gambia many dishes are cooked in 1 pot only . 
The Gambia is a small country in West Africa. The river Gambia runs in the center of the country. Be prepared to do a short presentation to the class about what you learned about this country.
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