October 27, 2011 – Three-Z Day

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  nDemocraticn Congo’s position in the middle of Africa doesn’t mean that it isn landlocked. The nation includes a narrow arm of land surrounding then Congo River all the way to the Atlantic Ocean. Remember, it isn important to a nation to have access to the sea so it cann participate in shipping and trade without relying on anothern nation…

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  nCongo has a lotn of rain – more than 80 inches (2,000 mm) per year – and the mostn thunderstorms in the world. It has a large, lush jungle that is then second largest rainforest in the world. (Any idea what the largestn rainforest in the world is?….Hint: it starts with the letter “A.”)

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• nA rift valleyn in Congo has exposed some minerals that are useful or beautiful.n These minerals are mined: cobalt, copper, cadmium, diamonds, gold,n silver, zinc, manganese, tin, germanium, uranium, radium, bauxite,n and iron.

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• nBy the way, onen of Democratic Congo’s neighbors is named the Republic of the Congo,n also known as Congo-Brazzaville. Confusing, huh?

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• nthe rainforestn of the Congo river basin. 

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• nthe life of an 10-year-old boy, Kani, who lives in Congo.

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• nthe lives ofn other kids in Congo. 

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