Ghana geography pdf books

Efua sutherland, ghanaian playwright, poet, teacher, and childrens author, who founded the drama studio in accra now the writers workshop in the institute of african studies, university of ghana, legon. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in ghana and the development of historical geography. Free geography books download ebooks online textbooks tutorials. Here is some general information about you new host country the flag the coat of arms the national anthem maps data on ghana introduction geography climate people education history ghanas presidents government and political conditions economy foreign relations links the flag of ghana. This page contains list of freely available ebooks, online textbooks and tutorials in. Land and people modern ghana comprises the former british colony of the gold coast and the former mandated territory of british togoland. Ghana journal of geography african journals online. African geography africa is the worlds second largest continent and also the second most populated country in the world. Infoplease has everything you need to know about ghana. Check our section of free ebooks and guides on geography now.

I assure all students and teachers excellent grades if this book is taken as a worthy supplement to other books on regional geography of ghana. In 1981, ghana s constitution was suspended and political parties were banned. For more books about this country and others, see the around the world in 80 days group. Books set in ghana fiction and nonfiction books set completely or at least partially in ghana. Ghana is also home to lake volta, the worlds largest artificial lake. Ghana, country of western africa, situated on the coast of the gulf of guinea. Whether discussing the asante kingdom and the gold coasts importance to european commerce and transatlantic slaving, ghana s brief period under british colonial rule, or the emergence of its modern democracy, the volumes eighty. Economic and human geography this will consist of three essaytype questions on economic and human geography. The country has a northsouth extent of about 670 km and a maximum eastwest extent of about 560 km. Originally published in 1969, this book presents a historical geography of ghana from the earliest times onwards. Ghana, officially republic of ghana, republic 2015 est. List of books and articles about ghana history online. Covering 500 years of ghana s history, the ghana reader provides a multitude of historical, political, and cultural perspectives on this iconic african nation.

This book is intended primarily for students preparing for the school certificate examination and the g. No annoying ads, no download limits, enjoy it and dont forget to bookmark and share the love. Ghana is located in west africa and is sandwiched between cote divoire ivory coast and togo. It is hoped, however, that firstyear university students and others with more general interests will find it useful as an introductory study. Ghana weather, climate and geography world travel guide. As of today we have 78,018,763 ebooks for you to download for free. Instability was then a major part of ghana s government from 1966 to 1981, as several government overthrows occurred. Ghana is situated in west africa between latitudes of 4n and 12n, and longitudes of 4w and 2e. National geographics latest travel stories about ghana. This page contains list of freely available e books, online textbooks and tutorials in geography. Learn about the geography of the island country of kiribati. Fundamentals of physical geography 2nd edition currently this section contains no detailed description for the page, will update this page soon. Fundamentals of physical geography 2nd edition download book.

Waec syllabus for geography 2020 download free pdf document. Information for authors ghana journal of geography. Ghana geography, climate and population ghana is situated on the west coast of africa with a total area of 238 540 km2. Facts, geography about the west african nation of ghana. A new geography of ghana 9780582602694 by dickson, kwamina b and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Ancient ghana was divided into ten regions, western ghana, central ghana, greater accra, eastern ghana, volta, ashanti, brongahafo, northern ghana, upper west ghana and upper east ghana.

It is a rectangularshaped country bordered to the north by burkina faso, the east by togo, the south by the atlantic ocean and the west by cote divoire. Aug 12, 2019 therefore, see below a list of books about ghana, inspired by ghana and books by ghanaian authors that we could locate using our local library network. Paucity of comprehensive, simple and straight to the point materials on practical geography can be said to be partly responsible for the poor performance of students in geography in senior high. The population of africa is over 900 million people making up 14% of the planets population. View images some houses are built along the water in accra, ghanas largest city. Ghana was located in the savanna region, and just south of it lay rain forests where there was an abundance of gold found in streams and mine shafts. After completing her studies at the teacher training college in ghana, sutherland went to. Free geography books download ebooks online textbooks. The ghana journal of geography publishes the best of original research and scholarship in physical and human geography as well as research from other disciplines working on ideas of relevance to the developing world. Ghana, which lies in the center of the west african coast, shares borders with the three frenchspeaking nations of cote divoire to the west, togo to the east, and burkina faso burkina, formerly upper volta to the north. It shares borders with cote divoire to the west, burkina faso to the north, and togo to the east.

This book provides accurate and current information regarding world regional geography in an easytoread format. The countrys highest point, mount afadjato, rises 2,887 ft 880 m. Multicultural and geography lessons for children in preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school. Check our section of free e books and guides on geography now. If thats not enough, click over to our collection of world maps and flags. Ghana is a country in africa, along the gulf of guinea, just a few degrees north of the equator ghana encompasses plains, low hills, rivers, lake volta, the worlds largest artificial lake, dodi island and bobowasi island on the south atlantic ocean coast of ghana. Dissected by the largest artificial lake on the planet lake volta, nearly 50% of ghana lies less than 499 ft 152 meters above sea level. See below, the pdf file of 2020 waec syllabus for geography, you can download for free and share the link and documents with candidates that it would be beneficial to. A manuscript must be submitted electronically as an email attachment. Papers submitted to the journal should follow the guidelines set out below. This later caused the countrys economy to decline and many people from ghana migrated to other countries. Check out our country profile, full of essential information about ghana s geography, history, government, economy, population, culture, religion and languages.

Geography of ghana geographical regions, rivers and lakes. All correspondence between editor and author is performed by email, and paper copies are not required at all stages. Pdf a regional geography of ghana for senior high schools. Among the 50 independent african countries there are vast population differences. Sten hagberg bonds and boundaries in northern ghana and southern burkina faso acta universitatis upsaliensis uppsala studies in cultural anthropology, 30. My first book of mammals junior readers series, 28, 28 a.

Candidates in nigeria will be required to attempt any two of them while candidates in ghana, liberia, sierra leone and the gambia are to attempt at least one of the questions. Pdf social studies syllabus for shs schools in ghana dr. Scroll to the bottom of this post to download a pdf of the entire list that you can print out and take with you to the library. Fundamental geographic concepts and regions are presented in concise chapters that provide a foundational framework for understanding development patterns around the world. Ghana s topography consists mainly of low plains but its southcentral area does have a small plateau.