CLIMATE

Tropical climate - hot and humid with heavy rainfall

Climate is affected by a hot, dry air mass from the NE and a
tropical maritime air mass from the SW
Harmattan - dry desert wind from the NE

- results in hot days and cool nights with low humidity

in January
Two rainy seasons - April - July, September - November
Humidity levels can reach 100%
Mean yearly temperatures range from 78 to 84 degrees fahrenheit
Warmest month is January and coolest is July

Average Weather in Accra, Ghana. World Weather & Climate Information. Web. 1 Sept. 2015. <https://weather-and-climate.com/
average-monthly-Rainfall-Temperature-Sunshine,Accra,Ghana>. This website provided some simple facts on the weather in Accra,
the capital state of Ghana and a nearby city.
Davies, Oliver. Ghana | History - Geography. Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 Nov. 2013. Web. 1 Sept.
2015. <http://www.britannica.com/place/Ghana>. This website provided specific information on the climate in all of Ghana, including the interplay of the two air masses, and details about the two rainy seasons that occur in the South.
Ghana: Geography, Location, Weather Etc. GhanaWeb. Web. 1 Sept. 2015. This website provided general information on the climate in Ghana, including an explanation of the tropical climate.

AGRICULTURE/ECOLOGY
Agriculture crops - cocoa, yams, grains, oil palms, kola nuts, and timber. Ghana
produces a variety of crops in various climate zones: dry savanna to wet forest.
Livestock - integrating it with tree crop plantations/farming systems. Major
rearing of cattle, sheep, and goats.
Southern Ghana - evergreen and semidecidous forests consisting of tall silk
cottons, kolas, and valuable West African hardwoods: mahogany, odum, and
ebony. The Oil Palm is also found throughout the south.
Animals - The Forest Regions are habitats for monkeys, snakes, and antelopes.
The river contains crocodiles and there are over 725 bird species. Elephants and
Lions are rare and found mostly in nature reserves in the savannah.

AGRICULTURE
Agriculture crops - cocoa, yams, grains, oil palms, kola nuts, and
timber. Ghana produces a variety of crops in various climate zones:
dry savanna to wet forest.
Coastal region - fishing and small scale farming is prominent
Forest Zone - the main agricultural zone: Cocoa bean is the main
crop
Northern Savannah - rearing livestock and growing yams, rice,
millet, shea, and kola nuts

There has been a striking agricultural change from 1975200 in land use.
Agricultureal Lands tend to grament the land and harm
natural habitats.
Forest Class declining especially the unique Gallery Forest.

The Gallery Forests are the most biologically rich

habitat.
22% Decline in forests in the past 25 years.

ECOLOGY
Southern Ghana - evergreen and semidecidous forests consisting
of tall silk cottons, kolas, and valuable West African hardwoods:
mahogany, odum, and ebony. The Oil Palm is also found
throughout the south.
Animals - The Forest Regions are habitats for monkeys, snakes,
and antelopes. The river contains crocodiles and there are over
725 bird species. Elephants and Lions are rare and found mostly in
nature reserves in the savannah.
There are six ecological zones in Ghana.