Diapositiva 1

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Geography, culture and traditions
By Neus Marc Olga
3 ESO
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Ghana
The officially the Republic of Ghana, is a
country in West Africa. The borders Burkina
Faso to the north Togo to he east Atlantic
Ocean to the south. Accra is the capital and
largest city. It was inhabited in pre-colonial
times by a number of ancient kingdoms. Ghana is
located on the Gulf of Guinea, only a few degrees
north of the Equator. It is roughly the size of
the state of Britain.
Situation

• Situation

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Accra is the capital and largest city. It was
inhabited in pre-colonial times by a number of
ancient kingdoms. Ghana is located on the Gulf of
Guinea, only a few degrees north of the Equator.
It is roughly the size of the state of Britain.
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Ghana

• Culture

The Ashantis head, know as the Asantehene, is
the most important individual in the central part
of the country. Like other Ghanaian heads, he
wears shine Kente, gold bracelets, rings and
amulets, and is always accompanied by numerous
ornament umbrellas. The most important think of
the Ashanti people is the golden stool, a small
golden throne in which reside the spirit of the
people.
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• They funeral demand dark clothes but for
  others festivities they wear colorful clothes.
  They are different of most part of West Africans,
  Ghanaians dont use masks. Fetish dolls made with
  wood and clay are treated like magical thinks,
  and the children carry them to be protected from
  illnesses.

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Climate

• The climate is tropical, but temperatures depend
  on the altitude and on the distance of the coast.
  Normally there are two rainy seasons.

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Vegetation, Rivers and deserts

• A large part of Ghana's flora has been destroyed.
  In the tropical rainforests of the south there is
  still a large number of kapok trees and khayas.
  The north of the country is covered by grassland
  with sparse trees.
• The Volta is a river in central and western
  Africa that drains into the Gulf of Guinea. It is
  divided into the Black Volta, the White Volta and
  the Red Volta.
• In the north there is savannah, which is drained
  by the Black and the White Volta. Both rivers
  meet and become the Volta, which flows south
  between the two hilly areas towards the sea.

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Deserts

• In the north there is savannah, which is drained
  by the Black and the White Volta. Both rivers
  meet and become the Volta, which flows south
  between the two hilly areas towards the sea.