Geography and Environment: Angola
Lee Lafontant
Angola is a fairly large country in Southern Africa. It borders Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, and the Dem Rep of Congo. Most people wouldn’t know much about the Geographical features, extinct and endangered animals, environmental issues, changes in the geography, and the impact geography has on Angolan society.
The climate in Angola varies from the coast to its central plateau. It changes from its north coast to its south coast. In North Angola, it is very damp and is tropical. The eastern strip of Angola is a moderate tropical climate. Southern Angola is damp, and the West Angola is dry and desert. Angola has two seasons. There is a dry, cool season from June to September, and from October to late April, it is hot. The average temperature is 68 degrees F. The annual rainfall is as much as 59 inches up north, and 13 inches in the rest of Angola. (National Encyclopedia).
Angola has a certain rare natural resource that may give Angola a bright future. Angola is one of the few countries that produce oil. Angola has fought in decades of war which have prevented it from developing energy resources. Angola now is becoming one of the largest oil exporters. Oil is having a positive effect on the economy of Angola. (de Sousa).
In Angola, there is a large list of Animals that are endangered animals, and animals that are critically endangered. The Chimpanzee, Fin Whale, Giant African Water Shrew, Mountain Zebra, Western Gorilla, and Wild Dog are all endangered. The Black Rhinoceros are hunted down for their horns and are now critically endangered. (Animal Info).
The Geography has not changed that much overtime, but many floods in Angola are extremely changing the climate. Flooding in 2008 was worse in Angola than 2007. It was so bad that 25,000 people were left homeless, which easily spread disease such as malaria and cholera. Thousands of acres of farmland were destroyed and livestock was drowned. This made many locations only accessible by boat. (Bianchi).
After going through a twenty seven year war, Angola has many problems such as land abuse, desertification, loss of forest, and impure water. The land is threatened by drought and soil erosion. Trees are cut down for timber sale and domestic use which are destroying the land. (National Encyclopedia).
As we can see, Angola is very different from the United States. They go through disasters that we have never experienced. Angola is a very interesting country.
Works Cited
17, Paul Massicot; Last modified: April, and 2006; © 1999 -. "Animal Info - Angola." Animal Info - Rare, Threatened and Endangered Mammals . 4 May 2009 <http://www.animalinfo.org/country/angola.htm>.
This site helped me because it tought me all about the endangered animals in Angola.
Bianchi, Chris. "Angola flooding leave thousands homeless - ClimateChangeCorp.com." ClimateChangeCorp.com. 5 May 2009 http://www.climatechangecorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6021.
This site taught me all about the natural disasters and flooding in Angola.
Bianchi, Chris. "Angola flooding leaves thousands homeless." ClimateChangeCorp.com. 9 May 2004 <wwww.climatechangecorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6021>.
This site helped me because it tought me all about the flooding in Angola.
"Climate - Angola." Encyclopedia of the Nations - Information about countries of the world, United Nations, and World Leaders. 5 May 2009 http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Africa/Angola-CLIMATE.html.
This site helped me because it tought me all about Angola's climate and weather.
de Sousa, Luis. "The Oil Drum: Europe | World Oil Exports [01] Angola." The Oil Drum: Europe | Analysis and Discussion of the European Energy Gap and Peak Oil. 5 May 2009 http://europe.theoildrum.com/node/4184.
This site helped me because it tought me all about how Angola is an oil producer and how that affects the country.
Lee Lafontant
Angola is a fairly large country in Southern Africa. It borders Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, and the Dem Rep of Congo. Most people wouldn’t know much about the Geographical features, extinct and endangered animals, environmental issues, changes in the geography, and the impact geography has on Angolan society.
The climate in Angola varies from the coast to its central plateau. It changes from its north coast to its south coast. In North Angola, it is very damp and is tropical. The eastern strip of Angola is a moderate tropical climate. Southern Angola is damp, and the West Angola is dry and desert. Angola has two seasons. There is a dry, cool season from June to September, and from October to late April, it is hot. The average temperature is 68 degrees F. The annual rainfall is as much as 59 inches up north, and 13 inches in the rest of Angola. (National Encyclopedia).
Angola has a certain rare natural resource that may give Angola a bright future. Angola is one of the few countries that produce oil. Angola has fought in decades of war which have prevented it from developing energy resources. Angola now is becoming one of the largest oil exporters. Oil is having a positive effect on the economy of Angola. (de Sousa).
In Angola, there is a large list of Animals that are endangered animals, and animals that are critically endangered. The Chimpanzee, Fin Whale, Giant African Water Shrew, Mountain Zebra, Western Gorilla, and Wild Dog are all endangered. The Black Rhinoceros are hunted down for their horns and are now critically endangered. (Animal Info).
The Geography has not changed that much overtime, but many floods in Angola are extremely changing the climate. Flooding in 2008 was worse in Angola than 2007. It was so bad that 25,000 people were left homeless, which easily spread disease such as malaria and cholera. Thousands of acres of farmland were destroyed and livestock was drowned. This made many locations only accessible by boat. (Bianchi).
After going through a twenty seven year war, Angola has many problems such as land abuse, desertification, loss of forest, and impure water. The land is threatened by drought and soil erosion. Trees are cut down for timber sale and domestic use which are destroying the land. (National Encyclopedia).
As we can see, Angola is very different from the United States. They go through disasters that we have never experienced. Angola is a very interesting country.
Works Cited
17, Paul Massicot; Last modified: April, and 2006; © 1999 -. "Animal Info - Angola." Animal Info - Rare, Threatened and Endangered Mammals . 4 May 2009 <http://www.animalinfo.org/country/angola.htm>.
This site helped me because it tought me all about the endangered animals in Angola.
Bianchi, Chris. "Angola flooding leave thousands homeless - ClimateChangeCorp.com." ClimateChangeCorp.com. 5 May 2009 http://www.climatechangecorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6021.
This site taught me all about the natural disasters and flooding in Angola.
Bianchi, Chris. "Angola flooding leaves thousands homeless." ClimateChangeCorp.com. 9 May 2004 <wwww.climatechangecorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=6021>.
This site helped me because it tought me all about the flooding in Angola.
"Climate - Angola." Encyclopedia of the Nations - Information about countries of the world, United Nations, and World Leaders. 5 May 2009 http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Africa/Angola-CLIMATE.html.
This site helped me because it tought me all about Angola's climate and weather.
de Sousa, Luis. "The Oil Drum: Europe | World Oil Exports [01] Angola." The Oil Drum: Europe | Analysis and Discussion of the European Energy Gap and Peak Oil. 5 May 2009 http://europe.theoildrum.com/node/4184.
This site helped me because it tought me all about how Angola is an oil producer and how that affects the country.
