Physical-Mali

=Physical=

February- June: very hot and dry June- November: rainy, [|humid,] and mild November- February: cool and dry
 * Mali is**:

Mali's located in the [|subtropics]. [|Click] to go to the URL
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__Relative Location__
Mali is located west of Niger and north-west of Nigeria which is just under Niger. Above Mali is Algeria and to the west is Senegal. Guinea is located south-west of Mali. Burkino Faso and Ghana are south of Mali. These are amongst the few of the countries that are relatively close to Mali.

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__Animal Life, plant life and Natural Disasters__
A lot of wild animals were found in Ancient Mali. Some of them are: elephants, gazelles and other antelope, giraffes, hyenas, leopards, crocodiles, hippopotamuses and lions. The crocodiles and hippopotamuses lived in the river areas. Mali also had a huge plant life. The trees that were scattered everywhere in the southern grasslands include: cailcedra, kapioka, karite, and nere. Droughts were a main problem and they led to deaths of a lot of people and animals.