Ghana is located in Western Africa. It borders the Gulf of guinea and is between Togo and Cote d’Ivoire. Ghana’s temperature year around is hot. In different regions of Ghana the type of hot varies. In some parts it tropical and hot, other parts it’s just dry and hot, but for the most part it is hot and humid. It’s only natural hazards are dry, dusty, northeastern harmattan winds that can occur, and droughts.
The largest artificial lake, Lake Volta, is located in Africa. This artificial lake connects to three rivers, the Black Volta, the White Volta, and the Volta. There are two other rivers larger rivers in Ghana, the Tano, and the Ankobra.
Most of Ghana is low plains, but there is a plateau in the south central area, and there are the Akwapim-Togo mountain ranges in the east. They spread up through Togo and merge with the Togo Mountains. These mountains are not a very large or tall. The highest peak in this range is around 460 meters.
Because of Ghana’s tropical forests, they have a lot of bio diversity. They have many rare animals, and endangered animals. Their top 5 endangered animals are the groove-toothed forest mouse, the African elephant, the chimpanzee, the Diana monkey, and the red colobus. They also have leopards, hyenas, pythons, puff adders, and many more.
