Gambia
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Gambia
Our average weather for the week is low hundreds and sunny.
We have a sub - tropical climate with two distinct variations of distinct dry and rainy seasons.
The coast and river banks consist largely of mangrove swamps. The country is mostly a low plateau which decreases in height as it nears the Atlantic coast
About Us
Folkways:
1. Attend School
2. Play football
3. Listen to popular Western music and dancing.
4. Practice the religion of Islam
Taboos:
1.Do not criticize the Gambia government or ministers.
2.Do not speak about dead ancestors in a harmful or demeaning way.
Values:
1. Respect and take care of your family
Digging Deeper
1.There are 3500 Europeans living in Gambia.
2. The Krio people are the smallest ethnic group in Gambia.
Culture Landscape: The media can be viewed as informative to some but an annoyance to others.
Evidence of Cultural Diffusion: Tourism is the economies main source of income.
Evidence of Culture change: Cellphones have grown to be very popular in Gambia. There are 1.5 million people with one.
Citations
"The Gambia." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 26 Apr. 2015.
Central Intelligence Agency. Central Intelligence Agency, 2013. Web. 26 Apr. 2015.