AF Country Project

Question 1

Location

Answer 1

West Africa
Surrounded by Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Ghana.

Question 2

Capital

Answer 2

Yamoussaukro, five hours ahead of Tenafly

Question 3

Climate 0-0”

Answer 3

Located between equatorial and savanna climate zones
South: southern savanna, harmattan (dry wind), dry season from November to March
North: rainy season in northeast from April to October, 45-60 inches precipitation annually

Question 4

Topographical features

Answer 4

Land area is 322,463 km^2; Poland < Ivory Coast < New Mexico
From plateau @ sea level in the South to 500m elevation in North
Mt. Nimba in the west has the highest elevation of 1752m
Southeast: inland coastal lagoons
Southwest: dense tropical forest
Guinean forest-savanna mosaic stretches from east to west
Northwest: undulating plains and mountains

Question 5

Native plants (flora)

Answer 5

African wild custard apple, Birthwort, Cola trees, Sedge

Question 6

Native animals (fauna)

Answer 6

African golden cat, Diana monkey, Pied bat, West African manatee, Zebra duiker

Question 7

Population

Answer 7

31 million
86 people/km^2 of land area
47% rural, 53% urban

Question 8

Modifications to environment

Answer 8

Deforestation: 90% loss over past 50 years
37.4% of protected zones deforested for cocoa since 2000
Equatorial forest zone reduced from wide band to triangular area
+loss of biodiversity, water pollution, soil erosion

Question 9

Major industries

Answer 9

Agriculture (cocoa, palm oil, coffee)
Fishing (tuna fishing port largest in africa)
Forestry (logging)
Tourism
Mining (gold, diamonds, copper, cobalt)
Oil/Petroleum

Question 10

Trade

Answer 10

Trades with China (15%), Nigeria (13.1%), France (10.8%)
Imports: fish, electronics, plastics, and pharmaceuticals
Exports: cocoa beans, raw cashew nuts, and net exporter of oil

Question 11

Strengths of Economy

Answer 11

• Growth through public investment and strong domestic consumption
• Sustaining one of the fastest economic growth rates in Sub-Saharan Africa

Question 12

Weaknesses of Economy

Answer 12

• Unfavorable long-term private investment
• Productivity due to undercutting property rights and debilitating corruption

Question 13

Literacy, Life expectation, Infant mortality

Answer 13

89.9%
60 years
56/1000

Question 14

5 neglected tropical disease

Answer 14

Lymphatic filariasis, Soil-transmitted helminthiasis, Schistosomiasis, Onchocerciasis, Trachoma
Malaria

Question 15

Malaria

Answer 15

Big issue, as the government is forced to roll out life saving interventions to reduce cases

Question 15

Health System

Answer 15

Has one of the weakest health systems in the world with only 1 doctor for every 10,000 inhabitants, and lacks medical infrastructure

Question 16

Lack of attention to…

Answer 16

environmental and public sanitation sector

Question 16

Human rights #1

Answer 16

Violation of freedom of expression and assembly: throwing tear gas at student protestors

Question 16

Human rights #2

Answer 16

Right to housing: inadequate housing that lacked authorization for construction that eventually collapsed and caused fatalities

Question 17

Human rights #3

Answer 17

Environmental degradation: child labor, deforestation

Question 18

When did it gain independence? Who was the former colonial ruler?

Answer 18

August 7, 1960
France

Question 19

Siginficant event of past 5 years

Answer 19

2019, former prez Laurent Gbagbo aqquitted of all charges of trying to keep power and have militia backing

Question 20

2 significant world history events

Answer 20

declared protectorate of france: 1889
independence 1960

Question 21

Akan

Answer 21

speak Kwa
Baule - supreme gods, ancestors, nature spirits
Anyi - departed ancestors, spend their life trying to become a respected one

Question 22

Northern Mande

Answer 22

speak mande, mostly muslim

Question 23

Kru

Answer 23

speak kru
Bete - worship creator god and maintain relationship between nature and ancestors
Krahn - heavenly creator/fatherly figure

Question 24

Asante

Answer 24

some christian, some muslim, but also have belief in spirits and supreme
speak twi

Question 25

Anyi specifics

Answer 25

Honor departed ancestors
Komian - predicts future & teaches monarchs
Special ritual for spirit to go to spirit world

dress deceased in jewelry and garments
masks have souls, only some can wear them
yam festival - honor dead and pray for protection