www.freedomfromhunger.org/bytes/tours/ghana/

Ghana Web Quest

What you will need:

Your notebook, a pencil or pen, map sheet.

Procedures:

1. In your notebook, answer some questions about Ghana.

2. You will find the most of answers on the web page

www.freedomfromhunger.org/bytes/tours/ghana/ and also by researching on the web.

3. Your answers need to be in COMPLETE SENTENCES or you will not get credit for them. This is standard for every assignment!

4. Work on your own, and when you think you are finished please raise your hand to have it checked. It must be ok’d before you can do anything else.

Quest-ion Page1. The first sentence lists five things or places in Africa. Label these places on your

map. (Navigate away from the Ghana page to find the answer)2. What is the population of Ghana? 3. What natural resources are found in Ghana? (navigate away to search for the

answer)4. What is the official language spoken there?5. Look up what Gross Domestic Product means. (navigate away to search for the

answer) 6. What is the Gross Domestic Product of Ghana?7. What is the year round temperature in Ghana?8. What is a tropical savanna? (navigate away to search for the answer)9. Name the two National Parks located in Ghana.10. Give 4 facts about the Ashanti People. (navigate away to search for the answer)11. How old are the settlements along the Ghanaian Coast?12. Who were the first people to come and explore Ghana? What were they surprised

to find?13. What was the most profitable commodity in Ghana?14. When did Ghana gain it’s independence?15. What are some cultural traditions in Ghana? (navigate away to search for the

answer)16. From the Ghana web page, click on the link for the photo gallery on the left of the

page, once you are there look at the pictures and write down 5 facts you learned from the explanations of the photos.