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MOROCCO

MOROCCO. ANNA CHARLAND ELLA SEVY MAYA CHOBOT. HISTORY. Form of Government: Constitutional Monarchy Around/Since WWII: -National Action Bloc/ Independence Party -Suicide bombers. Origins: -Berbers were earliest inhabitants -Went through the rule of many dynasties

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MOROCCO

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  1. MOROCCO ANNA CHARLAND ELLA SEVY MAYA CHOBOT

  2. HISTORY • Form of Government: Constitutional Monarchy • Around/Since WWII: -National Action Bloc/ Independence Party -Suicide bombers • Origins: -Berbers were earliest inhabitants -Went through the rule of many dynasties -Golden age: 1578 to 1603 -18th/19th centuries: trade with Europe -Rif War (1921-6) -20th century/present day: political reform

  3. GEOGRAPHY • Climate -two seasons: rainy and dry rainy season= October/November-April/May dry season= May/June-September/October • Three major land regions: • Coastal Lowlands • Atlas Mountain Chain • The Sahara

  4. GDP-$90.47 billion(2008) GDP per capita-$4,000 (2008) Natural Resources Industries: -phosphate rock mining and processing -food processing -leather goods -textiles -construction Poverty level: 19% (2000) Trade: -export: clothing, textiles, electronic components, vegetables, citrus fruits, fertilizers, etc… -import: crude petroleum, textile fabric, telecommunication equipment, wheat, gas, etc… -Morocco and the United States in 2004 negotiated a free trade agreement ECONOMY

  5. RELIGION • Religious Practice • Religion vs. Government - the monarch is the supreme Muslim authority -Encourages and promotes tolerance and respect among religions -places several restrictions on religious activities and participation • Religious Groups - Islam, most of the Muslim population is Sunni Muslim -Muslim=98.7% -Christian=1.1% -Jewish=0.2%

  6. Greeting: -Address individuals -Take time -Women must be first to extend hand • Food: -tea, figs, nuts, sweet pastries • -eat from communal bowl Cultural/Intellectual/Artistic • Ethnic groups: -Arab and Berber • Languages: -Arabic - Berber, French, Spanish, English • Values: -Honor and dignity -Family -Elders -Women’s rights

  7. Current Affairs • http://maghrebinenglish.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/morocco-breaks-off-with-iran-some-background-and-speculation/ • Morocco breaks off with Iran – some background and speculation Key Facts: - Morocco decided to break off diplomatic relations with Iran on March 6, 2009 • Connections Short Term- conflict, broken connection Long Term- no foreseeable resolution • Foreign Relations: • United Nations, Arab League, UMA, Non-aligned movement , OIC

  8. Values are similar to the values in China and Afghanistan (As seen in the Kite Runner) -Family -Honor and Dignity Muslim the most common religion found in the Middle East Men above women CONNECTIONS

  9. BIBLIOGRPAHY "Morocco." CIA World Factbook. 14 May 2009. 26 May 2009 <https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mo.html>. http://www.uga.edu/islam/morocco/pics/morocco.gif http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Flag-map_of_Morocco.svg/800px-Flag-map_of_Morocco.svg.png "Morocco." Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations. 12th ed. Detroit: Thomson Gale, 2007. Reproduced in History Resource Center. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/History/ http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/History/hits?docNum=BT2305100404&tab=1&locID=vol_j47hs&origSearch=true&hdb=ALL&t=RK&s=1&r=d&items=0&secondary=true&o=&sortOrder=&n=10&l=dR&sgPhrase=true&c=3&tabMap=119&bucket=gal&SU=morocco#Foreign_Investment http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/morocco-country-profile.html http://www.transitionsabroad.com/publications/magazine/0503/study_abroad_in_search_of_leo_africanus.shtml

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