Sierra Leone

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Sierra Leone
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Sierra Leone Quiz

• Where is Sierra Leone located East, North, West
  or South Africa?

WEST AFRICA
Capital city is FREETOWN
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Sierra Leone Quiz

• What colours are found in its flag?
• GREEN, WHITE BLUE

Natural resources agriculture
Justice unity
Atlantic Ocean Natural Harbour which is 3rd
largest in the world
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Sierra Leone Quiz

• How many seasons does Sierra Leone have?
• TWO Dry Season Rainy Season
• Rains from April to September
• Tropical climate as between 7 and 10 degrees
  north of the equator
• Temperatures in day about 30 C and at night about
  24 C

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Sierra Leone Quiz

• What is the population of Sierra Leone 5
  Million, 15 Million or 50 Million people?
• 5 Million people
• 3 main languages Krio, Temne and Mende but 13
  others
• What are people from Sierra Leone called
  Sierra Leonese or Sierra Leonean?
• Sierra Leonean

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Terrain and Wildlife

• 402km of coastline
• 100km coastal belt is mangrove swamps
• Many beautiful beaches

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Terrain and Wildlife

• Inland gradual rise to mountain plateau
• Highest point is Mount Bintumani at 1,948m
• Rainforests are found in the Gola Reserves

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Terrain and Wildlife

• Wildlife includes rare pygmy hippos, chimpanzees
  and many species birds

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Natural Resources

• Minerals include diamonds and gold
• Diamond trade was underlying cause of 11 year
  civil war (1990 2001)
• Marine life fishes, lobsters, crabs etc
• Tree crops include coffee and cocoa

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Food

• Staple food is rice
• Cassava, plantains, sweet potatoes and yams
• Green leaf vegetables cooked with palm oil and
  meat, chicken or fish
• Spicy flavours
• Mangoes, avocadoes, coconuts grow widely
• Also many fruits which arent known here

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Fashion

• Traditional outfits women include the print ,
  docket and lappah , gown and lace
• Traditional outfits for men include the ronko,
  half gown, lace and lapel
• Tie-dye fabrics are very popular and are handmade
• For certain occasions the Ashobi is worn
• Young people wear jeans and western clothes but
  traditional clothes are still very popular

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School Children

• Same as you in many respects
• Love football and follow English Premier League
• Passion for music and know the latest artists and
  songs
• Outside of capital Freetown, many poor and often
  walk to school
• Not all children currently have the opportunity
  to go to school

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SLWT School Children

• SLWT established and run by 7 Sierra Leoneans
  living in the UK
• Organisation helping children and young people in
  Sierra Leone
• Some children from the Kagbankona school built
  and funded by SLWT

Children in new classrooms
Excited children with new library books
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Experience Sierra Leone

• Acara banana, rice flour and sugar
• Music
• Instruments
• Clothes