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Madagascar

Published on Nov 22, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

MADAGASCAR

Kaylee, Sylvia, Jordan
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POPULATION OF COUNTRY AND MAJOR CITIES

EtHNICITIES OF MADAGASCAR

  • Merina
  • Betsimisaraka
  • Betsileo
  • Tsimihety

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  • Merina- it really means"those from the country where one can see far".
  • They are considered the most Asian. They all have light, straight, black hair.
  • Many Merina are government officials, Professionals and traders.
  • Merina continue to practice endogamy, although ancestors moved to Madagascar
  • http://www.wildmadagascar.org/overview/loc/24-people_central.html

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  • Tsimihety-Their name means “Those Who Never Cut Their Hair”
  • speak Malagasy(the Austronesian West Indonesian language common to all Malagasy peoples.)
  • never been politically unified but are now one of the most mobile and dynamic peoples of Madagascar.
  • http://m.search.eb.com/topic/607739

WARS

  • The Franco-Malagasy War-
  • comprised French military interventions in Madagascar between 1883 and 1896
  • overthrew the ruling monarchy of the Merina Kingdom
  • Resulted in Madagascar becoming a French colony.
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco-Hova_Wars

NATURAL RESOURCES

INDUSTRIES

TOURISM AND TANNERIES

GOVERNMENT

HISTORICAL EVENTS

CURRENT LEADERS

HOW BIG MADAGASCAR IS

PHYSICAL FEATURES

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  • Riandahy (The Queen) and Rianbavy (the King) are two beautiful waterfalls
  • Located in the Andringitra National Park in southeast Madagascar
  • they are based of a legend of a king and a queen. They were unable to have a child, so they swam in the river and it blessed them with a child.
  • http://milesandhenry.weebly.com/physical-features.html

MADAGASCAR'S FLAG

  • Their colors are red white and green

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