THE AMAZING CONGO RIVER!

1. The Congo river is the 8th-longest river at 2,914 miles long!

2. Major tributaries include the Aruwimi, Kasai,and Lomami rivers.

3. The river forms most of the border between the Zaire and the republic of Congo and drains more than 1,600,000 square miles of land.

4. The river has a width of 0.5-10 miles.

5. The Congo river gets 9 inches of rainfall a year.

6. It has within its banks 30 waterfalls and thousands of islands, at least 50 witch are more than 10 miles in length.

7. Because the river flows the near the equator, the area around it is very hot.

8. Much of the land surrounding the river is tropical rain forest and is home to hundreds of kinds of animals: crocodiles,tortoises, pigs,elephants, and hippos.

9. People live along the river and in the river basin as well. They fish in the water.

10. Just has been done for hundreds and hundreds of years, people today use the Congo river for transportation.

This information is from:

www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/geography/congoriver.htm

Juno is the queen of the gods. She is also known as : sky goddess, protector of women, mother of Mars, and the wife of Jupiter. She is also the goddess of marriage, pregnancy and childbirth. Juno is part of the Capitoline triad.

Juno

We celebrate Juno on Valentines Day because she is the goddess of love. Juno helped settle disagreements between spouses. Her Greek name was Hera. She protected Roman people. Juno was named after the month of June. Because June is the most popular moth to get married in and people find it the most favorable. Roman women was said to have her female spirit. Juno is the sister – wife of Jupiter. Etrusicans called her Uni or Cupra. Uni means;  ” She who gives”. Juno was favored by Roman soldiers.