Madagascar

Overview chelsea m - Druing this project, i learned a lot about Madagascar. Its people, its wildlife, its government and its history. there are more kids than adults and they have lots of creepy spiders.Their flag reminds me of the mexican flag colors and their rainey seasons remind me of washington. there population is large and their land is huge! i would love to go there! i learned a lot about madagascar and i think its a fasinating island. Noelle stockstad: I really enjoyed this project. I like that mrtalmadge makes fun thing to do that we dont have to sit in th class room all day for hour or more. us kids get really bored. well i learned alot about madagascar and how it work and the culture and how the people are and how the live in madagascar. These kind of things are what i like to do cause i like to work with computer and i like to not have to write in a work book. thank you mrtalmadge.

Statistics the population is 15.4 More than 70 percent of the population in Madagascar lives below the poverty line. The poulation of Madagascar is 20,042,552 people. 17,308,000 Capital Antananarivo; 1,678,000 Area 587,041 square kilometers (226,658 square miles)  Language French, Malagasy Religion Indigenous beliefs, Christian, Muslim
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Geography There are two seasons: a hot, rainy season from November to April, and a cooler, dry season from May to October.- travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/countries/country_**madagascar**.html - 57k - // Madagascar is the worlds 4th largest island after Greenland, New Guinea, and Borneo!!!!!!!! //

History madagascar as a part of east gondwana, split from africa approximately 160 million years ago; the island of Madagascar was created when it separated from india 80 to 100 million years ago.

From about 1774 to 1824, Madagascar was a favourite haunt for pirates , including Americans, one of whom brought Malagasay rice to South Carolina

Economy Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world.- travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/countries/country_**madagascar**.html - 57k - Madagascar is an island nation in the indian ocean off the southern coat of africa. The main island, also called Madagascar, is the fourth largest island, and is home to 5% of the world's plant and animal spiecies, of which more than 80% are endimce to Madagascar.

Government: Madagascar is a Semi-Presidential Representive democratic republic. Which is when the president and prime minister both take care of the country. travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/countries/country_**madagascar**.html - 57k - Capital: Antananarivo



Religion Approximately 50% of the country's population practice traditional religion, which tends to emphasize links between the living and the dead. The Merina in the highlands particularly tend to hold tightly to this practice. They belive that there ansestors ranks of divinity and that ancestors are intensely concerned with the fate of their living descendants.About 45% of the Malagasy are christian, divided almost evenly between Catholic and protestants. // In Madagascar, there are 3 major religions. Traditional, Christian, and Islamic. //

Culture <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia, serif; background-color: #ffffff;">Most people in madagascar spoke the language of malagasy and french. Rice is the the staple of the Madagascar diet.

<span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif;">Social Problems The main social problem is poverty. One-fourth of Madagascar's population is in poverty.Street crime in larger cities, including muggings and purse snatching, is on the rise. travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/countries/country_**madagascar**.html - 57k - This is a map showing how many people are in poverty.

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