https://padlet.com/345352/qnuqq7m0nrpd Made with a taste for adventure en-us 2019-01-17 20:08:20 UTC 2023-05-27 08:08:38 UTC hello@padlet.com 345352 https://padlet.com/345352/qnuqq7m0nrpd/wish/321898226 2019-01-17 20:09:01 UTC https://padlet.com/345352/qnuqq7m0nrpd/wish/321898226 345352 https://padlet.com/345352/qnuqq7m0nrpd/wish/321898770 Ghana is in West Africa. The land in Ghana is good for agriculture and contains a decent amount of forestry. The land also has a lot of natural resources which is why it has never been a poor country. The people in Ghana take advantage of the natural resources such as gold and good soil in order to make money, The terrain is a lot of low plains and plateaus which is good for farming, one disadvantage of the land is the lake of natural rivers and lakes. The famous rivers and lakes such as Lake Volta and River Bia are man-made.]]> 2019-01-17 20:10:16 UTC https://padlet.com/345352/qnuqq7m0nrpd/wish/321898770 345352 https://padlet.com/345352/qnuqq7m0nrpd/wish/321900525          Ghana has a few major ethnic groups, the first one is the Akan ethnic group, they make up half of Ghana. They include many tribes such as the Ashanti and their empire. The Akans migrated to Ghana in the 11th century and played a major role gold mining up until the 19th century. They traded with Europeans and  played a role in slavery. The Europeans would trade slaves and guns to the Akans in exchange for gold which ended in a lot of bloodshed because of the hunger for slaves and indentured servants.
         The next major group of Ghana is the Ewe people. The Ewes were both victims of slave raiding and trade, and were also slave sellers to Europeans. The  Ewe people often were at war with each other. They would often turn on each other and sell one another as slaves. This became part of their economy, but, after slavery was abolished, the economic activity of the Ewe people became palm oil and copra exports. 
The last group that will be discussed are the Dagomba people. They were northern invaders that rose to power. They were very religious and during there rise to fame did whatever it took to get to the top. They helped push religion which is a huge part of Ghana today.]]> 2019-01-17 20:14:10 UTC https://padlet.com/345352/qnuqq7m0nrpd/wish/321900525 345352 https://padlet.com/345352/qnuqq7m0nrpd/wish/322009035 There are over 25 million people. Because of the influence of the British, Ghana is 71%, Christian. The major ethnic groups are the Akans because they are made up of many powerful groups in West Africa, such as the Ashanti. Because Ghana isn’t a poor country, the literacy rate is 76%.]]> 2019-01-18 07:09:11 UTC https://padlet.com/345352/qnuqq7m0nrpd/wish/322009035 345352 https://padlet.com/345352/qnuqq7m0nrpd/wish/322009838 The Climate in Ghana is generally tropical. Ghana’s rivers and lakes are usually man-made because they don’t have a lot of natural features. An example is Lake Volta. A lot of Ghana’s vegetation is being destroyed, however, they still have trees like giant silk cotton, African mahogany, and cedar are still in the forest zone in the south.

]]> 2019-01-18 07:14:47 UTC https://padlet.com/345352/qnuqq7m0nrpd/wish/322009838 345352 https://padlet.com/345352/qnuqq7m0nrpd/wish/322010394 Ghana was previously called the Gold oast. In 1482,  Portuguese settlers arrive and begin trading in gold, ivory and timber with the Akans in exchange for other goods. Because of this they become very influential.  By the 1500's, Ghana participates in the slave trade and play such a major role in it that it overtakes gold as the main export in the region. This shows Ghana's hand in the slave trade. By the 1600's, more Europeans arrive and the slave trade becomes more organised and professional. In 1642, the Portuguese leave and give up the territory to the Dutch and soon the British take over. In 1957, Ghana becomes an independent colony and starts it's independent reign.]]> 2019-01-18 07:17:42 UTC https://padlet.com/345352/qnuqq7m0nrpd/wish/322010394 345352 https://padlet.com/345352/qnuqq7m0nrpd/wish/322010479 Due the the imperialistic effects, the Akans became more powerful then before and Ghana's natural resources were taken advantage of.

The government of Ghana is a multi-party democracy. The president is Nana Akufo-Addo, he came to power  through election. 

The economy is good because of the abundance of natural resources and agriculture. It is so because of the land that the country is on. Some of the resources from the land is cocoa and gold.

]]> 2019-01-18 07:18:16 UTC https://padlet.com/345352/qnuqq7m0nrpd/wish/322010479 345352 https://padlet.com/345352/qnuqq7m0nrpd/wish/322345662 Deforestation, coastal and marine resource degradation, the destruction of biodiversity, desertification, climate variability and change, pollution of all forms, the proliferation and mismanagement of chemicals, illegal mining, among others. It's effects on the country is terrible. Because of this, the water sources have become less clean and the government is working to fix some of these problems. Ghana is also experiencing flooding and other natural disasters.]]> 2019-01-19 00:38:07 UTC https://padlet.com/345352/qnuqq7m0nrpd/wish/322345662 345352 https://padlet.com/345352/qnuqq7m0nrpd/wish/323197824 2019-01-22 19:50:06 UTC https://padlet.com/345352/qnuqq7m0nrpd/wish/323197824 345352 https://padlet.com/345352/qnuqq7m0nrpd/wish/323274267 2019-01-23 00:48:20 UTC https://padlet.com/345352/qnuqq7m0nrpd/wish/323274267 345352 https://padlet.com/345352/qnuqq7m0nrpd/wish/323305361 2019-01-23 04:23:52 UTC https://padlet.com/345352/qnuqq7m0nrpd/wish/323305361 345352 https://padlet.com/345352/qnuqq7m0nrpd/wish/323649035 Ecological zones:
North- Guinea Savannah
Central- transitional zone 
South- Mostly decidous forest, closer to the coast is moist evergreen, wet evergreen and coastal savannah
Climate:
North-  Hot dry tropical
Central- Warm humid
South-  Warm humid and coastal hot savannahs]]> 2019-01-23 19:30:57 UTC https://padlet.com/345352/qnuqq7m0nrpd/wish/323649035 345352 https://padlet.com/345352/qnuqq7m0nrpd/wish/323650491 2019-01-23 19:33:24 UTC https://padlet.com/345352/qnuqq7m0nrpd/wish/323650491 345352 https://padlet.com/345352/qnuqq7m0nrpd/wish/323652909 2019-01-23 19:37:14 UTC https://padlet.com/345352/qnuqq7m0nrpd/wish/323652909 345352 https://padlet.com/345352/qnuqq7m0nrpd/wish/323734166 Ghana's future seems bright as they have amazing resources and are working hard to fix their envoirnmental problems. Some concerns are natural disasters that may happen in the future.]]> 2019-01-24 00:51:25 UTC https://padlet.com/345352/qnuqq7m0nrpd/wish/323734166 345352 https://padlet.com/345352/qnuqq7m0nrpd/wish/323743011 2019-01-24 01:33:28 UTC https://padlet.com/345352/qnuqq7m0nrpd/wish/323743011 345352 https://padlet.com/345352/qnuqq7m0nrpd/wish/323745978 2019-01-24 01:47:15 UTC https://padlet.com/345352/qnuqq7m0nrpd/wish/323745978