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The Five Themes of Geography within Mali. Brad, Brittany C., Kelly, Megan, Natalie TE 401 Section 7 Social Studies Methods Michigan State University. Location. The Absolute Location of Mali. 13ºN, 4ºW. The relative location of Mali. Western Africa, Southwest of Algeria . Place.
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The Five Themes of Geography within Mali
Brad, Brittany C., Kelly, Megan, Natalie
TE 401 Section 7
Social Studies Methods
Michigan State University
The Absolute Location of Mali
13ºN, 4ºW
The relative location of Mali
- Western Africa, Southwest of Algeria
Physical/human characteristics of Mali
- Physical characteristics include:
- African
- 27% urban
- 73% rural
- Human characteristics include:
- Female life expectancy: 50
- Male life expectancy: 47
- 7.1 children per woman
Human-Environment
Relationships
Human Interactions of Mali
How humans interact with this environment:
- Use the Niger River for bathing, household cleaning and trading
- Are experiencing effects from deforestation, soil erosion, desertification, inadequate supplies of drinking water and poaching
- 80% of the labor force is engaged in farming and fishing
Trade and religious ideas of Mali
- Trade:
- Exports-Cotton, gold, livestock: 323 Million
- Imports-Petroleum, machinery and equipment, construction materials, food and textiles: 1.858 Billion
- Niger River used as transportation for trading
- Trade Partners- China, Pakistan, Thailand, Italy, Germany, India, Bangladesh, France, Senegal, Cote D’ivoire
- Religious ideas:
- 90% Islam
- 9% Indigenous beliefs
- 1% Christian
Mali’s Regions:
- Divided into three natural zones
- The Southern, cultivated Sudanese
- The Central, semiarid Sahelian
- The Northern, arid Saharan
Our Slogan of Mali
“ ‘Dirt’ Poor ”
