Gambia Sevada Calvino
Gambia is one of Africa's smallest and dense countries. It is located in the western region in the center of Senegal, on The Gambia river. It's capital is Banjul, a former fort of Portugal.
February 18, 1965, Gambia was officially declared a country. Originally, The Gambia was the territory of Mali and the Songhai Empires until in the late 16th century when the empire fell to the constant raids and was taken over by Portugal.As many as 3 million slaves were taken from the Gambia region for the slave trade. It wasn’t until the 18th century that The Gambia tried, unsuccessfully, to abolish slavery, but it was not executed. Not until years later, in 1906, was the actual law disestablished in Gambia. Although the slave trade and slavery in general was abolished, The Gambia still had the fight for independence to win and they did. February 18, 1965, Gambia was officially declared it’s very own country and has all the independance it had been fighting for. Gambia’s landscape is a grassy floodplain because of the flooding …show more content…
Because of the 72% of the population directly involved in agricultural activities, extensive cropping has led to the deforestation and clearing of 6% of the trees per years. Rural communities and organisations, not run by the government, have come together to protect the forest. Their goals are to sustainably grow food and large crops while maintaining the forest's health and size. The deforestation has also driven out all the wildlife which was native to these forests. Not only does this destroys the trees, but it creates bushfires and wildfires, which also drive out the animals, and the erosion and desiccation of the soil. The local economy only grows because of the expansion of the crop fields, but not all are satisfied with these rash actions because it is their land that they fought hard to win
Gambia is one of Africa's smallest and dense countries. It is located in the western region in the center of Senegal, on The Gambia river. It's capital is Banjul, a former fort of Portugal.
February 18, 1965, Gambia was officially declared a country. Originally, The Gambia was the territory of Mali and the Songhai Empires until in the late 16th century when the empire fell to the constant raids and was taken over by Portugal.As many as 3 million slaves were taken from the Gambia region for the slave trade. It wasn’t until the 18th century that The Gambia tried, unsuccessfully, to abolish slavery, but it was not executed. Not until years later, in 1906, was the actual law disestablished in Gambia. Although the slave trade and slavery in general was abolished, The Gambia still had the fight for independence to win and they did. February 18, 1965, Gambia was officially declared it’s very own country and has all the independance it had been fighting for. Gambia’s landscape is a grassy floodplain because of the flooding …show more content…
Because of the 72% of the population directly involved in agricultural activities, extensive cropping has led to the deforestation and clearing of 6% of the trees per years. Rural communities and organisations, not run by the government, have come together to protect the forest. Their goals are to sustainably grow food and large crops while maintaining the forest's health and size. The deforestation has also driven out all the wildlife which was native to these forests. Not only does this destroys the trees, but it creates bushfires and wildfires, which also drive out the animals, and the erosion and desiccation of the soil. The local economy only grows because of the expansion of the crop fields, but not all are satisfied with these rash actions because it is their land that they fought hard to win