1 / 8

Madagascar

Continent: L’Afrique Par: Samantha Andrews. Madagascar. Important Facts. Capital is Antananarivo, also largest city Official languages are Malagasy, French, and English Population is 21.93 million, main tribes are Merina, Betsileo, Betsimisaraka, Antandroy, Tsimihety

malcolm-sandoval
Download Presentation

Madagascar

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Continent: L’Afrique Par: Samantha Andrews Madagascar

  2. Important Facts • Capital is Antananarivo, also largest city • Official languages are Malagasy, French, and English • Population is 21.93 million, main tribes are Merina, Betsileo, Betsimisaraka, Antandroy, Tsimihety • Half of religion is indigenous beliefs, 41% are Christian • About 240 miles southeast of Africa in the Indian Ocean

  3. Geography • Central plateau rises 4,500 feet • Highest peak is Mount Maromokoto at 9,436 feet • Along coast, climate is tropical, inland is temperate, and south is arid • Animals include chameleons, tortoises, lemurs, and fossas • Thousands of medicinal plants including rose periwinkle (the source of 2 anticancer drugs)

  4. Key Dates/History • Indonesian immigrants moved to island before Christ • Became a French colony in 1869 • In 1958, it became a self governing state in French community • Philbert Tsiranana was elected 1st president in 1959 • In 1975, country changed its name from Malagasy Republic to Madagascar

  5. Main Tourist Attractions • Not many tourist attractions but plenty of different dishes to try • Meal without rice is considered incomplete • Meals are served with loaka (meat, fish, vegetables, of broth) • Common drink is golden water (boiled in brown rice that sticks to the bottom of the pan after cooking) • Desserts include fruits such as mangos, pineapples, papaya, guava, strawberries, peaches, apples, oranges and grapes

  6. Famous People • Jean-Joseph Ravearivelo is a famous poet • Claude Simon wrote letricheur and has a Nobel prize in literature • Francois Bayle, in 1974, developed the Acousmonium (a loud speaker orchestra

  7. Have you ever been to Madagascar? Well come on down and see our beautiful flora and fauna!!

  8. Work Cited citation • World book student • Contributor: • Bruce S. Fetter, Ph.D., Professor of History, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.  • How to cite this article: To cite this article, World Book recommends the following format:  • Fetter, Bruce S. "Madagascar." World Book Student. World Book, 2011. Web. 1 Nov. 2011. • World book discoverHow to cite this article: • To cite this article, World Book recommends the following format: • "Madagascar."  World Book Discover. World Book, 2011. Web. 1 Nov. 2011. • Culture grams world edition • http://online.culturegrams.com/world/world_country.php?contid=1&wmn=Africa&cid=94&cn=Madagascar

More Related