Casper+Gambia

♦Gambia♦ This is Gambia's flag

Location- Gambia is half the size of Delaware. It is 4,360 sq. mi. all together, and its exact location is 28°N and 34°W. It is about the size of Connecticut but it's a little smaller.

This is a picture of where Gambia is in Africa.

Place- Gambia has a lot of rivers like the Gambia River. This river is one of the biggest rivers in Africa. Gambia is a very narrow country. In that country they have a lot of flood plains. The highest point of the country is an unnamed hill at 174 feet tall. The lowest point is the Atlantic Ocean. Gambia is in Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal. In Gambia they have two different climate seasons one is the tropical, hot, rainy season and that season is from June to November. The other season is cooler, dry season and that season is from November to May. This is the Gambia River, and they use this river to export things to different places.

Human Environment Interactions- Some common diseases are Cholera, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Rabies, and Yellow Fever. Some of the most popular things for the military is the Military-Office of the chief of Defense, Staff-Gambian National Army, Gambian Navy, and Republican National Guard. The age you have to be to be in the Military in Gambia is 18.

This is a picture of people in Gambia that are in the military.

Movement- Some things that get exported from Gambia are cattle, rice, fish, peanuts, sorghum, millet, corn, cassava, various crops, vegetables, and fruits- especially oranges. Gambian industries include; peanut oil, palm oil and kernel, and dried fish processing plants.

This is sorghum and it is one of the things that Gambia exports.

This is millet and this is also one of the things that Gambia exports.

This is cassava and it is very popular in Gambia, also they export it.

Regions- Gambia is known mostly for a tropical climate. It's also known for producing peanuts, rice, vegetables and fish. Another thing they are known for is their natural resources which are fish, titanium, tin, and silica sand.

This is titanium which is one of Gambia's natural resources.