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Madagascar

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

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GEOGRAPHY OF MADAGASCAR

  • Land area: 226,657mi^2
  • Climate: 3.5m of rain a year(on a rainy year). Hot and rainy from November to April and cold and dry from May to October.
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MADAGASCAR

THE CAPITAL IS ANTANANARIVO
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GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES

LAKE ITASY, ANKARATRA MASSIF, LAKE ALOATRA, MASOALA PENINSULA, AND BEMARIVO RIVER
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LAKE ITASY

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ANKARATRA MASSIF

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LAKE ALOATRA

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MASOALA PENINSULA

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BEAMARIVO RIVER

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PEOPLE OF MADAGASCAR

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POPULATION PYRAMID

MALE YEAR 2050 FEMALE
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POPULATION

23,201,926
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The darker the shade the higher the population. Most of the people are located in the central part of the country by the capital

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS OF MADAGASCAR

DEFORESTATION, OVEREXPLOITATION, AGRICULTURAL FIRES, AND ALIEN SPECIES
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DEFORESTATION

AND DESTRUCTION OF HABITAT
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OVEREXPLOITATION

OF NATIVE SPECIES
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AGRICULTURAL FIRES

AGRICULTURAL FIRES ARE BEING USED TO CREAT AREA FOR CROPS
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ALIEN SPECIES

INVASIVE SPECIES ARE BEING INTRODUCED TO MADAGASCAR AND ARE DESTROYING NATIVE HABITAT
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EROSION

THIS IS AN ESTUARY IN MADAGASCAR FULL OF ERODED SOIL AND ROCK BECAUSE OF DEFORESTATION
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👶🏽BIRTH RATE👶🏽

33.12/1,000
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💀DEATH RATE💀

6.95/1,000
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RATE OF NATURAL INCREASE

2.62%
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NET MIGRATION

0
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INFANT MORTALITY RATE

44.88/1,000
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TOTAL FERTILITY RATE

4.28/WOMAN
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LIFE EXPECTANCY

65.2 YEARS
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LITERACY RATE

64.5%
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PERCENT OF POPULATION UNDER 15

40.7%
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PERCENT OF POPULATION OVER 65

3.2%
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OFFICIAL LANGUAGE

MALAGASY & FRENCH ARE THE TWO OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
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RELIGION

INDIGENOUS BELIEFS 52%, CHRISTIAN 41%, MUSLIM 7%
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CULTURE

  • Madagascar is primarily rural
  • Fewer people live along the west coast and more on the plateau
  • A lot of their government buildings are French influenced
  • The most populated city is there capital
Photo by Marco Zanferrari
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TOP NATURAL RESOURCE

GRAPHITE, CHROMITE, COAL, BAUXITE, RARE EARTH ELEMENTS, SALT, QUARTZ, TAR SANDS, SEMIPRECIOUS STONES, MICA, FISH, HYDROPOWER
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WATER PROBS

  • Water and sanitation are a big problem in Madagascar
  • Diarrheal disease is the second most lethal disease for children under 5
  • According to the Bureau Municipal d’Hygiène, only 24% of households in the urban commune of Antananarivo have a private water connection with the remainder dependent on standpipes and water kiosks, unimproved sources, and a very small minority (1%) from wells. Overall, only 20% of the population has direct access to toilets, 55% use sanitary pails and 15% defecate in the open.
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ECONOMICS

  • Gdp: 11.19 billion
  • Gdp per capita: 1,400
  • Economic system: overwhelmingly agricultural
  • Unemployment: NA%
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POLITICS

  • Political system: Republic
  • Leader: Prime Minister Jean RAVELONARIVO and President Hery Martial RAJAONARIMAMPIANINA Rakotoarimanana
  • Party: mutipolitical
  • Independence: 26 June 1960 (from France)
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URBAN AND Rural

  • Urban: 34.5% of total population
  • Rural: 65.5% of total population
  • Urban problems: Sanitation and water are the problems
  • Carbon Emissions: 2.886 million Mt (2012 est.)
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SOURCES

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