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Madagascar

Madagascar. Kaitlyn Barth, Stephanie Benson, Jonah Haggins. Culture. L anguage: Their language is Malagasy and French. Food: They eat rice with meat, fish or poultry. Some popular foods they eat are romazava , which is beef and vegetable stew with manioc greens.

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Madagascar

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  1. Madagascar Kaitlyn Barth, Stephanie Benson, Jonah Haggins

  2. Culture • Language: Their language is Malagasy and French. • Food: They eat rice with meat, fish or poultry. Some popular foods they eat are romazava, which is beef and vegetable stew with manioc greens.

  3. Culture Ethnic groups: Islam in Madagascar constitutes 10-15% of the population. Muslims are divided between those Malagasy ethnicity, Indians, Pakistanis, Comorians. • Clothing: Their clothing is European styled. They dye their clothes different colors. They get the dyes from berries, minerals and other natural resources.

  4. Government • The government is headed by a prime minister who is appointed by the president. • The type of government is republic.

  5. Location • It is located to the east of the southern part of Africa. It is the worlds fourth largest island.

  6. Religion • Their religion is Christian, Roman Catholic, protestant, and Muslim • Christian: 40% and is divided evenly between Roman Catholic an protestant and the remaining 5% is Muslim

  7. Physical features • Rivers: Mananara River, Mangoro River, and Manigory River. • Largest lake: Lake Alatora • Major landforms: Mountains, volcano’s, rivers, lakes, bays, wetlands, waterfalls, and the Mozambique channel.

  8. Important people and places • Important people: Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo, Jacques Rabemananjara, Tsiranana, and Gabriel Ramanantsoa. • Important places: Antananarivo and Morondava

  9. Humans and the physical environment • Humans must live off the land that surrounds them, and they are dependent upon natural resource use. • Humans impacted the environment by deforestation and habitat destruction, agricultural fires, erosion and soil degradation, and overexploitation of living resources including hunting and over-collection of speicies from the wild. • Career opportunities available would be farming, mining, fishing, and forestry.

  10. Geographic factors and natural resources • Geographic factors: 227,000 sq. mi , the 46th largest country, and is the worlds fourth largest island. • Natural resources: Rainforest and charcoal

  11. Questions • 1. What are the two languages spoken in Madagascar? • 2. What is the popular food eaten in Madagascar? • 3. Name one of the important places in Madagascar. • 4. What are the four career opportunities available in Madagascar? • 5. Where is Madagascar ranked among the world’s largest countries? • 6. What type of government does Madagascar have? • 7. Name the four types of religion in Madagascar. • 8. Name the three rivers in Madagascar. • 9. What is the largest lake in Madagascar? • 10. True or False: Is Madagascar the fourth largest island?

  12. Answers • 1. Malagasy and French • 2. Romazava • 3. Antananarivo or Morondava • 4. Farming, mining, fishing, and forestry • 5. 46th • 6. Republic • 7. Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestants, and Muslim • 8. Mananara River, Mangoro River, and Manigory River • 9. Lake Alatora • 10. True

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