Grasslands and Forests The land in northern Ghana is a savanna That's a grassy plain The weather there is hot and dry A plateau runs across the country This high flat area separates the savanna in the north from the forests in the south Dry grasses blow in the winds on Ghana's savanna A few scrubby trees add a dash green of
LA TIEK Man Whiz Quiz The land in southern Ghana is covered with trees hills and valleys A tropical rain forest grows in the southwest A low mountain range runs along the eastern border The mountains are covered with trees Take a look at the map on page 5 Trace the outline of Ghana onto a sheet of paper Look for the Ivory Coast Mark that with a W for west Do you see Burkina Faso Mark that with an N for north Find Togo It gets an E for east Mark the Gulf of Guinea with an S for south Color Ghana green Color the rivers the lakes and the ocean blue Mountains in the Akuapem Togo range stretch along Ghana's eastern border togo with
Rivers and Lakes Three long rivers cross northern Ghana They are the Black Volta the White Volta and the Oti These rivers all flow into the Volta River In the 1960s people built a dam on this river The dam makes electricity It also created Lake Volta This is the largest lake ever made by people A dugout canoe makes its way up the river Volta
In southern Ghana the main rivers are the Tano the Ankobra the Pra the Birim and the Densu These rivers and the Volta all flow into the Gulf of Guinea Lake Bosumtwi is Ghana's only natural lake Ghanaians hold Lake Bosumtwi sacred People can ride only on tree trunks called padua They must be paddled hand by
