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St. Louis, Missouri, and Accra, Ghana

Absolute location= 38 degrees North, 90 degrees West. ||< Location: Absolute location= 4 degrees North, 2 degrees West. || ||< Relative location= Ghana is located in West Africa, between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo. || Elevation= The elevation of St. Louis is about 466 feet above sea level. ||< Movement: Elevation= The lowest point in Ghana is the Atlantic Ocean. The highest point is Mount Afadjato, 2,890 feet above sea level. || Ghana has the second largest production of cocoa in the world. || People= 25% of households in St. Louis do not have a car. ||<  People= There are over 600,000 vehicles registered in Ghana, 270,000 are in Accra. In 2011 there were about 1,768 accidents in Accra; 62 people were killed and 813 were seriously injured. || ||< Rain= In the north region of Ghana, they get about 50-83 inches every year. In the south, they get about 50-93 inches every year. || has a very high crime rate. 65% of the crime in St. Louis happens in East St.Louis. ||< Area= Ghana has two climate zones, a forest belt and a coastal belt. Accra is known to be very peaceful. || ||< Settled= Accra was officially settled in 1874. The Ghanaians were the first African country to break free of British rule in 1957. || other languages are also spoken including French and Spanish. ||< Language= The official language of Ghana is English although many Ganaians also speak Dangme and Twi. Twi and English are commonly spoken in Accra. || stands along side the Mississippi River. In 1947 a group of investors had a contest for the design of part of the Jefferson National Memorial Expansion. Eero Saarinen won with a design of a 590 foot arch. He died in 1961 and never got to see the compleated 630 ft tall arch that was finished on October 28,1965. ||< Historical= After 83 years of British rule, Ghana was the first country to break free of British control in 1957. Ghana has lost a lot of people to the slave trades. || ||< Climate= The weather in Accra is very tropical, but some parts are hot and dry. || typical wood/brick houses and everyday apartments. Fancy Houses Nice Apartments ||< Housing= Ghana has two different types of housing, the richer upper class houses, and the poor (living on 2 dollars a day) houses. 2 dollars a day houses Rich upper class homes || a little time to yourself (or with your family), why not consider a trip to the St. Louis arch? ||< Leisure= In Ghana a relaxing day may consist of water recreation sports, or maybe making beautiful jelwery out of gold. || It was called Mobitel and in that year 19,000 Ghanaians bought a mobile phone. Between 1999 and 2000 the usage sky rocketed to 132,000 subscribers. || 5 resources sited=CIA World Factbook, CultureGrams, "Ghana The Enchantment of the World", squidoo, aljeezia.net Africa Home
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 * < Relative location= West of the Mississippi River, in Missouri.
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 * < Goods= Special railroad cars are made in St. Louis. ||< Goods= One major export of Ghana is cocoa.
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 * < Ideas= 94% of adults in St. Louis have basic literacy skills. ||< Ideas= 64.5% of the total population have basic literacy skills. ||
 * < Region: ||< Region: ||
 * < Rain= In St. Louis, they get about 34 inches of rain a year.
 * < Area= St. Louis has a metropolitan area. East St. Louis
 * < Place: ||< Place: ||
 * < Settled= St. Louis was settled in 1876 by Pierre Laclede.
 * < Language= English is the official language. Like any city in America,
 * < Historical= The St. Louis arch landmark (nick-named the Gateway to the West)
 * < Population= 354,908 people in St.Louis. ||< Population= 1,658,937 people in Accra. ||
 * < Climate= St. Louis has moderate and seasonal weather.
 * < Human-Environment Interactions: ||< Human-Environment Interactions: ||
 * < Housing= The houses you find in St. Louis are your
 * < Leisure= If you are in St. Louis and you are looking for
 * < Only 38% of people in St. Louis are religious. ||< The first cell phone company in Ghana was introduced in 1992.

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