https://padlet.com/salerno_a/centralafrica en-us 2018-12-07 15:36:10 UTC 2026-01-03 16:51:43 UTC hello@padlet.com fialcowitz_m https://padlet.com/salerno_a/centralafrica/wish/312274967 Central Africa is extremely rich in natural resources and should be wealthy, but they are not. Central Africa's resources include copper, gold, diamonds, natural gas, oil, minerals, coal, and aluminum. There are also a lot of trees that can be cut and used for wood and to make paper.  Huge corporations need Diamonds in order to fulfill orders for jewelry. The Central African Republic has the most diamond resources. Hydroelectric power is a large market in Congo due to the presence of the fast-flowing, Congo River. Hydroelectric  power is energy obtained by forcing water through engines that in turn produce energy. Oil is found off the coast of many of these countries as well as on land.  Oil is used to create gas which in turn can power planes and vehicles.  ]]> 2018-12-07 15:39:36 UTC https://padlet.com/salerno_a/centralafrica/wish/312274967 naidu_ar https://padlet.com/salerno_a/centralafrica/wish/312275002 The economy of Central Africa mostly relies on the resources from the DRC which includes copper, forests, diamonds, and the Congo River which provides hydroelectric power. This river alone produces electricity for the DRC and the surrounding countries. Tourism is also big in Equatorial Guinea and São Tomé and Príncipe because they are both  tropical islands. Because of the may different natural resources found throughout the land, the giants rainforests with the Congo river, and the many  tourist attractions in the two tropical islands.]]> 2018-12-07 15:39:40 UTC https://padlet.com/salerno_a/centralafrica/wish/312275002 martin_c2 https://padlet.com/salerno_a/centralafrica/wish/312275155 The climate in Central Africa is tropical. The rainy season is from December to March. IN the south there is a large amount of rainfall of 70 inches, and in the northeast there is a rainfall of only 30 inches. There are a lot of floods in this area. There is also a very hot and dry season from April to November. The amount of sunshine in the Central African Republic is higher in winter than in summer, besides it is higher in the north than in the south. ]]> 2018-12-07 15:39:57 UTC https://padlet.com/salerno_a/centralafrica/wish/312275155 salerno_a https://padlet.com/salerno_a/centralafrica/wish/312275292
Central Africa is Dominated by rainforests in the Congo Basin. The fertile landscape of Africa is here. Surrounding the Rainforest is a layer of woodland that is home to animals and many people. The Congo Basin creates the rain forest and due to the lack of a basin on the outer layer it is a forest. The Congo is along the equator. The equator has a hot and humid season yet it lacks a dry season this is mirrored by the opposite region on the other side of Africa. Due to this climate when rain falls it does not dry up, this also increase the rainfall in this Region.  The southern part of the region is home to grassland. The Geography here is made up of hot plains with a variety of animals. There is also farmland spread around the region.  In the eastern part of the DRC is Mt Nyiragongo which is Africa's second most active volcano.  This mountain is 11,400 ft tall. The congo River flows through the DRC and it is the second largest river in Africa and in the world. It also holds the deepest river on the planet. The DRC uses the congo for hydroelectric power which powers the Congo Region. Central Africa has many landscapes and geographic features that make it unique to Africa and to the World.

]]> 2018-12-07 15:40:11 UTC https://padlet.com/salerno_a/centralafrica/wish/312275292 naidu_ar https://padlet.com/salerno_a/centralafrica/wish/312275433 The different countries in central Africa are Equatorial Gunea, São Tomé and Príncipe, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Cameroon, and the Central African Republic. Most of theese nations are forest with a little cropland in cameroon and the central african republic, which are both mostly grassland. The DRC is a mix of all of them being forest, woodland, grassland, and cropland.]]> 2018-12-07 15:40:26 UTC https://padlet.com/salerno_a/centralafrica/wish/312275433 martin_c2 https://padlet.com/salerno_a/centralafrica/wish/312278263 There is a vast range of animals in Central Africa consisting of the African bush elephant, which can drink up to 50 gallons of water a day, Aardvarks, Bat, Baboon, Bongo, the African wild dog, African civet, a Barb, (which is a type of fish), Beetles, Buffalos, Barn owl, Antelope, Cheetah, Dormouse, , Crane, Duck, Dwarf crocodile, Elephant shrew, Fox, Gerbil, Glow worm, Giraffe, Goat, Guinea fowl, Liger, Lion, Tiger, Leopard, Donkey, Zebra, Zonkey, and Crabs, just to name a few of the many animals in Central Africa. These animals adapt to the hot climate. Some examples are the birds that live in Central Africa have adapted by laying their eggs earlier. ]]> 2018-12-07 15:46:22 UTC https://padlet.com/salerno_a/centralafrica/wish/312278263 fialcowitz_m https://padlet.com/salerno_a/centralafrica/wish/312286116 Like most of Africa, central Africa has much conflict. The ongoing Central African Republic Civil War started in 2012. Rebels from the Seleka coalition attacked government forces. Like most rebels, the selekas use hit and run tactics to disrupt the government rather than to commence an all-out attack. There is also a conflict taking place in the DRC where fighting between it and nearby nations is being influenced by outside companies. The other countries want resources. These companies have a business interest in the outcome. These conflicts have an increased rate of casualty infliction due to the use of modern weapons. http://www.globalissues.org/issue/83/conflicts-in-africa]]> 2018-12-07 16:02:26 UTC https://padlet.com/salerno_a/centralafrica/wish/312286116