The Congo or the Democratic Republic of Congo is a country in Western Africa. This country acts as habitat for a range of animals and wildlife, such as indigenous plants. While rural, the Congo holds a great beauty in its simplicity and natural features. The Congo also is a home for a diverse population of people leading towards a open and enticing culture. The most interesting and important aspects of the Congo country is the languages, location/geography and economy, government, society, and overall the unique culture in Congo. The Congo borders Gabon and straddles the equator on the map, making it a hot and humid climate in a majority of its areas. While the climate is usually hot it is mostly covered with rainforests making the climate …show more content…
These areas are the rainforest, grassland, savanna, and the sub-saharan. There are also 25 provinces within the Congo. The grassland is very green and has a lot of agriculture. The grassland also has some animals like elephants, giraffes, zebras, and lions. The savanna has some of the same animals as the grasslands too. The climate in the savanna is very hot and dry but still can grow some agriculture. The last climate zone is the sub-saharan it lays south of the Sahara and consists of all African countries in it. The largest features of this county includes the amazon, the Congo River, Albertine Rift Mountains, ranges of savannahs and plateaus, as well as volcanoes (Congo). The mountains within the Congo are surrounded by plateaus and have high precipitation year round, which differs from the normal tropical climate that is more common. The climate of this country is not only important for maintaining wildlife and geographical features, …show more content…
The beliefs in the Congo mainly follow the religions practiced (Christianity, Catholicism, and Protestantism). Many believe in certain animal spirituality, as well as nature spirits and witchcraft. Many of the people think that crocodiles are bad and bunnies are a sign of intelligence and being brave. The people of Congo believe in life after death and honor their dead to show their thankfulness. The idea of not disturbing the dead and allowing ancestors to become spirits is a sacred belief of many (Kongo wiki). While these are popular practices, the variety of religion in the Congo is large because of religious freedom. The activities in the Congo are not very advanced. A majority of activities do not require many materials or money. These activities include mining, hunting, singing/chanting, dancing, gathering, and trading. Some of these activities allow for economic help to families, but most are enjoyed for pleasure. Celebrations also are for enjoyment but combine certain religious beliefs. These celebrations range from ones practiced throughout the world, such as Christmas and Labor day, but also include less known ones such as, becoming a man ceremony, Army Day, and Death
The Democratic Republic of the Congo, or as it has been called by the U.N as “the rape capital of the world” has been having problems since almost 1994. The armed group, M23, has committed dozens of war crimes including rape, citizen executions, and forced recruitment of children. Women, and girls have been left with burned flesh, broken bones, and even missing limbs. Even some perpetrators have even shot and stabbed these women in the vagina with shards of glass, rifles, and other objects. The violence in the DRC is unspeakable, many of the survivors have received devastating damage to their reproductive organs. Men have been held at gun point and forced to rape their own wives, mothers, sisters, and even their daughters. Throughout the entire ordeal, the government of the DRC has let many of the perpetrators of these war crimes cross over to neighboring countries, who act as a sanctuary. In turn these people have not been charged for these crimes. The Congolese army and government have been much to blame for the violence and atrocities happening in the country. Back when they made the M23 treaty, they needed to follow through with their promises to the integrated soldiers. The weaknesses in their government ruin attempts to prevent atrocities and protect civilians. With these problems affecting the population every day, they need to start getting help from other countries in order to fix its state and help its people. The Congolese army and government have been much to blame for the violence and atrocities happening in the country because they needed follow through with their promises to the integrated soldiers, the weakness in their government ruin attempts to prevent atrocities and protect civilians, and they need to stop lett...
Rainforest can be very moist, hot, and humid due to all of the rainfall. The average rainfall is
Congo was an astounding bestseller novel. It was a great fictional novel that took place in the depths of the Congo rainforest. The novel was later made into a movie. Both the novel and the movie were good, however, I prefer the novel. It just seemed like a more entertaining piece than the movie. This movie was based much upon the novel, but had many alternatives and a completely different ending than the novel.
Congo is known as a parody, which failed to make the audience curious, also by adding some lackluster parts the result gives a heavy loss towards direction. Each viewer have different perspective towards the movie, it’s a typical jungle adventure story and mocking movie which was based on Michael Crichton’s works, he also wrote Jurassic Park which was count in his great hits. Congo movie betrays the playful attack on stereotypical; covering the gender and race roles which show the racist/sexist in 1930s-1940s. Anyhow, the movie had great influence over the one who is locked with love of apes and believes that they also have equal rights as human. The evaluation is that movie is not praise-worthy and has
Paramount Pictures film Congo, adapted from the Michael Crichton novel of the same name, is one of the smartest parody of typical jungle adventure plots in cinema. Congo, after its release, has been criticized for try to piggyback off “The success of Universal’s Jurassic Park” just two years earlier (James Berardinelli). Though the camp style, visuals, and acting, adds to the film's charm, while not undermining the viewer's intelligence with smart one-liners and dialogue that holds weight between acts. This creates the feel of a B action movie on an A movie’s budget.
... attention allowed economic exploitation in the Congo and its people devastated by human rights abuses, and even today the lack of international attention has caused many conflicts in and around the Congo. The economic exploitation of the Congo during colonial times robbed the country of wealth which could have been used to develop the land, and the lack of wealth has contributed to Congo’s poor standing in the world today. Lastly, the human rights abuses in the Congo Free State contributed to economic and political troubles during the colonial period and has continued into the present day, as human rights abuses are still prevalent in that region of Africa. Due to the lack of international attention, economic exploitation, and human rights abuses, the Congo Free State was harmful to the Congo region of Africa and its legacy continues to harm that region of Africa.
Identification / Description of the Country Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly called Zaire) is a country located in Central Africa. This is a country that has a deep root in violence and bloodshed, yet at the same time it is rich in natural resources and minerals. It shares a common border with the following countries: Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Democratic Republic of Congo was established as a Belgian colony in 1908 during the scramble for Africa by the European powers. This country was under the influence and dictatorship of the Belgian’s for fifty-two years, as it was not until 1960 that the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo achieved independence.
The climate is very dry as a bone in the north because of the Sahara desert. Then in the middle is semi desert. The south is
Not only is it ridiculously hot year round, but Africa has vast wildlife. One great example is an occurrence where John and thousands of refugees were trapped on the banks of the Gilo River. They had Ethiopian soldiers on one side and a crocodile filled river on the other. As John started to hear grenades being launched, he saw many soldiers and vehicles. He had no choice but to jump into the river, face the vicious crocodiles, and “attempt” to swim ten minutes without having the physical skills to do so.
Desert: Desert. Semi-Arid Steppe: Mid-latitude Grassland. Mediterranean: Mediterranean Woodland/Shrubland. Continental: Mid-latitude Forest. Subarctic: Boreal Forest.
Lying on Ethiopia’s southern border is Kenya. On the south western border sits South Sudan and Sudan covers the north western border (Ofcansky and Berry). Much of Ethiopia is covered by highlands, plateaus and mountains and with this country’s climate is categorized as primarily H with some subcategories of B in the Köppen system (Attoh). The Western Highlands and Eastern Highlands that consume most of Ethiopia are dissected by the Eastern Rift Valley that slices through from the northeast to the southwest. The highlands here are classified as H climates, which means that they experience temperate climates and dry winters.
...line were ruined. Transportation costs are very high which seriously hampers small producers’ access to markets. At the height of the conflict, about one third of the country's people were displaced. The chronic financial crisis became severe and the economy was close to collapsing. Poverty became deeper in the rural areas of the Congo where poor people are now powerless, vulnerable and isolated. This is a big contributor to the poverty Congo is experiencing today because little has improved and won’t improve until these problems are fixed.
The name of my country is the Republic of Cameroon. Cameroon, which is located in Central Africa, shares its border with the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Nigeria. Cameroon has an area of 183,568 square miles. Tennessee is 42,180 square miles which means Cameroon is roughly 4.35x the size of Tennessee or a little bigger than California which is 163,695 square miles. Cameroon has a diverse terrain with coastal plain in the southwest, dissected plateau in the center, mountains in the west, and plains in the north. It has been called “Africa in miniature” because of this diverse terrain. Cameroon’s highest point is Fako on Mt. Cameroon (4,095m), and its lowest point is at the Atlantic Ocean (0m). The percentage of arable land in Cameroon is 13.04% (“Africa: Cameroon”). Cameroon’s climate varies across the country. It is tropical along the coast and has little rain for parts of the year and is hot in the north (Africa: Cameroon”). The north has a single wet season and high temperatures. This wet season is from May to the end of September. The south has a moderate climate with fairly constant temperatures and two wet seasons with heavy, regular rains. These wet seasons include a short rainy season from March to June and the big rains come between August and September (“Cameroon Climate and Weather”).
When Congo gained its independence from Belgium it struggled to develop and remained a weak state. There were many factors that led to Congo being unable to progress and create strong institutions within its countries borders. “Political divisions along the ethnic lines were prevalent, though this fact could be misleading. Ethnicity became the primary source of political mobilization i...
Over a period from 1960-1965, the first Republic of the Congo experienced a period of serious crisis. There was a terrible war for power that displayed senseless violence and the desperation to rule. There were many internal conflicts among the people. The country eventually gained independence from Belgium. For many countries this would be a time for celebration. Unfortunately for the people of the Congo this became a time to forget. Almost immediately after independence and the general elections, the country went into civil war. Major developed cities like Katanga and Kasai wanted to be independent from the Lumumba government. Different factions started to fight the government and Katanga and Kasai tried to secede from the rest of the country out of fear of the mutinous army that was out of control looting and killing.