Physical Geography Of Benin

And the Countries that involves in these hotspots included Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Toga, Benin, Ghana, and Nigeria, the remnant fragments of the forests are maintained by this area. Four islands in the Gulf of Guinea are also included in this hotspot: Both Annobon and Bioko which form part of Equatorial Guinea, and whilst São Tomé and Príncipe, together form a sovereign state. Bioko is a continental-shelf island, whereas the remaining three are oceanic.

Using the Hofstede model of comparison, I will be comparing the culture of my home country, that is, the Republic of Benin and the United States of America. First, I will do a little background of Benin and the USA. Benin is located in West Africa and is in between Togo and Nigeria. Its official language is French mainly because it was colonized by France during the colonial period. Its population is 10 million and it is considered a developing country. On the other hand, the USA is located in North America. Some of its neighbors are Canada, Mexico and the Bahamas. Its population is 321 million and English is its official language. The USA economy is the world's largest national economy. The location, population, national language and

How did geography affect society, culture, and trade of the kingdom of Ghana? The Kingdom of Ghana had lots of trade and transportation through Africa, Asia, and the Mediterranean region which they traded with Rome. They had plenty of gold and food resources which helped the people throughout time. The empire had some few political problems.

Cronulla is a beachside suburb in southern Sydney, it is located 34.0574° S, 151.1522° E which is 26 kilometres south of the Sydney CBD (see figure 2). It is governed by the Sutherland Shire Council. Cronulla’s coastal environment is on the Kurnell Peninsula, which is made up of a tombolo. A tombolo is a sand spit connecting a rocky outcrop or island to the mainland. So this forms a barrier between Botany Bay and Bate Bay. The two areas of study visited were Wanda Beach and the Greenhills Beach development.

The Kingdom of Ghana was a rich and mysterious country. The Ancient country lay where Maturia, Mali, and Senegal are to day. The kingdom existed from 700-1200 A.D. but people had been living in the area since the Fourth century A.D. Ghana's Golden age was from the Ninth to the Eleventh century A.D. During this time gold was abundant along with salt and other valuable goods. These items made Ghana a rich nation where the primary income was made from trading with the Arabs and other African nations. Even though trading was the main source of income, most of the common people were farmers. These farmers grew crops like corn, wheat, and rice. All of these reasons make the Ancient Kingdom of Ghana a desireable place to move to.

Ghana itself is on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea and south of the Atlantic ocean. Burkina Faso is to the north of the country, and Togo is to the east. It has three important regions that are the coastal, forest and Savanna regions. The forest region is about one third of the country. The land of Ghana is mostly flat plain, but has many forests.

Hundreds of these plaques are spread out all over England, American, and Europe. Many were collected during the British Punitive Expedition of 1897. It is believed that they were made in matching pairs and attached to the pillars in the palace of Oba in the city of Benin.

This essay deals with the nature of a cross cultural encounter between the Benin people and Portuguese traders in the 15th and 16th centuries, which resulted in the depiction of Portuguese figures in Benin brass plaques. It will propose that this contact between people with different cultures was on the basis of 'mutual regard' (Woods, K. 2008, p. 16), and although the Portuguese had qualms about idolatry in Benin it will show that assumptions by Europeans up to the 20th century of the primitive nature of tribal African societies was inaccurate with regard to the Benin people, who had a society based on the succession of the King or 'Oba', a Royal Family and Nobility. The essay will finally suggest that Benin’s increase in wealth following

CV: So in Ghana West Africa country located a little above the equator in the central part of West Africa. Is a small country the size of Oregon Ghana never would I have known where it was other than Africa or that I wanted to go there.

The physical-environmental geography of Sub-Saharan Africa relates to the distribution of human and economic activities in several ways. First, Sub-Saharan Africa is a peripheral that supplies raw materials, food, and cheap labor to the main industrial countries. The physical geography makes survival had for those not working in agriculture. It is the most productive way for people to make a living and feed their large families. In recent years, there has been major movement from rural-to-urban environments. Migration to major cities has caused extreme overcrowding and poor living conditions.

The land by Lake Chad has been homed by people since 500 b.c. as stated by (http://www.infoplease.com/country/chad.html.) Over the thousands of years a trio of rival kingdoms rose. They were called, Kanem-Bornu, Baguirmi, and Ouaddai. This trio began to become united underneath the rule of the Sudanese ruler, Rabih al-Zubayr, around 1883 to 1893. After this the French turned all three kingdoms into a colony known as French Equatorial Africa which is part of Ubangi-Shari (now the Central African Republic) as shown on (http://www.infoplease.com/country/chad.html.)

Djibouti was located northeastern coast of Africa known as the Horn of Africa. To the north is Eritrea, the west is Ethiopia, and to the south is Somalia. It is bigger than Israel, and smaller than Vermont. Djibouti was sheltered by volcanic rock fields, inland deserts, sandy beaches, and mountains. A few forested areas stay alive along the mountainsides. Lake Assal and Lake Abbe were the two main water bodies. People from Djibouti harvested salt from the flats surrounding area of Lake Assal and sold them. Some animals and birds live in the harsh landscape of the country. From May to September was a very hot and humid, the temperature will go up to 120 degrees Fahrenheit? Dusty wind blows through the country during this time of the year. The weather

There were many medieval African civilizations that were significant. The few that I am going to discuss are the Nok, the Benin Empire and the Ghana Empire. Evidence shows that the Nok culture existed as early as 1000 BC. The Nok culture is known for their terracotta sculptures. Most Nok sculptures are hollow and made from local clay. They used a mixture of clay and water called slip, to give the pottery an even surface and glossy finish. The sculptures were usually human or animals with large heads. Some of the detail on the human sculptures give us an idea of what the people looked like in the Nok society. The art of the Benin Empire is known as royal art. The Oba or King was very involved in the art of this time. Bronze casting was the art

Togo The slave coast, Togo has it is roots in slavery. There are also a number of relatively small lakes, the largest of which is Lake Togo, a shallow Lagoon, separated from the ocean by a narrow strip of land. The network of protected areas in Togo covers about twenty eight percent of the national territory. Togo is a country of the West Africa. First Togo, officially the Togolese Republic is bordered by Benin, Burkina Faso and Ghana, and by the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean. Southern Togo's landmass begins with extensive lagoons and mangrove-covered marshes that sweep Northward into savanna (flat grassland) and a wooded plateau.

Maybe some people will think human geography has no relation between physical geography. But I think human geography has a great effect on physical geography, and physical geography has a great effect on human geography too.