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A Long Way Gone
understanding the setting
Where in the World is Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone is located on the west coast of Africa,
between the 7th and 10th parallels north of the
equator. Sierra Leone is bordered by Guinea to the
north and northeast, Liberia to the south and
southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
The country has four distinct geographical regions:
coastal mangrove swamps, the wooded hill country,
an upland plateau, and the eastern mountains.
Eastern Sierra Leone is an interior region of large
plateaus interspersed with high mountains, where
Mount Bintumani rises to 1,948 meters (6,390 ft).
Climate: tropical; hot, humid; summer rainy season
(May to December); winter dry season (December to
April).
Natural resources: diamonds, titanium ore, bauxite,
iron ore, gold, chromite.
Environment issues: rapid population growth
pressuring the environment; overharvesting of timber,
expansion of cattle grazing and slash and burn
agriculture have resulted in deforestation and soil
exhaustion; civil war depleting natural resources;
overfishing.
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Cities and Rivers in Sierra Leone
Cassava Root
Groundnut Seller
A Lorry
The Coastline