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Indian Ocean
CountriesCreated byMr. RaponiMozambique Madagascar Comoros
Mauritius
This is Larry the
Lemur
ObjectivesStudents will be able to discuss unique wildlife of these Indian Ocean countries.Students will be able to locate these four Indian Ocean countries on a map.Students will be able to discuss the economies of these given countries. Shipping Agriculture
Angola
NamibiaBotswana
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Malawi
Mozambique
Comoros
MadagascarMauritius
Y-shaped Mozambique stretches along the
______________ Ocean.
Its landscapes include sandy lowlands, high plateaus, and tall mountains.
In the _____________ of the country lies a flat plain with plenty of grass.
Rivers
A number of rivers cross the northern and central parts of Mozambique, the most important of which is
the ______________.
The ________________ Dam, located on the main river provides electric power for most of the country.
Mozambique has a tropical climate with both wet and dry seasons.
Cabora Bassa Dam
Economy
Most people in Mozambique are farmers that produce cashews, coconuts, tea, and bananas.
The major source of income for the country comes from
its _________________.
Many different countries pay Mozambique to use docks in cities like the capital,
___________________ and other ports.
The People
About _______ million people live in Mozambique, nearly all of them belonging to African ethnic groups.
Most people live in the southern part of the country near the capital city.
__________________ governed the country from the 1500s until 1975 when it gained its freedom.
Angry Greedy Monkey!
Madagascar is an island nations located
________________ southeast of mainland Africa in the Indian Ocean.
Cool highland areas cross the middle of the country.
Most coastal areas have warm, humid plains and fertile river valleys.
Madagascar From Space
A Big Bird The elephant bird, which
were giant birds native to Madagascar, have been extinct since at least the 16th century.
The Elephant Bird was the world's largest bird, believed to have been over 10 feet tall and weighing close to 1,000 pounds!
Remains of adults and eggs have been found; in some cases the eggs have a three foot circumference
The egg volume is about 160 times greater than a chicken egg!
The Economy
Agriculture is the chief economic activity in Madagascar.
Farmers grow crops,
mainly __________.
Coffee is a leading export, as well as it being one of the world’s leading producers of
________________.
Vanilla Beans Still on the Plant
The People
About ______ million people live in Madagascar and most trace their ancestry to Southeast Asian and African groups.
_______________, the main language, is similar to languages spoken in Southeast Asia.
Madagascar was a colony of
_________________ until 1960.
Some Famous Lemurs From
The Movie
An Actual Madagascan Lemur
Lemurs of Madagascar
This is a group of mountainous islands formed by
___________________ thousands of years ago.
At one time a French territory, Comoros
_______________ people are mostly farmers who grow rice, corn, vanilla, and coffee.
Most speak ________________ and Swahili
and practice
_________________.
This set of islands lies
_________________ east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean.
Mauritius gained its freedom from the U.K. in 1968
Also formed by volcanoes, the country has a sub-tropical climate and few mineral resources.
Mauritius’s 1.2 million people are mostly descendants of
_________________.
An Extinct Bird
The Dodo was a flightless bird found only on the island of Mauritius.
It is related to the pigeon and stood about three feet tall and weighed up to 50 pounds!
The dodo has been extinct since the mid-to-late 17th century and is claimed to have been an extremely lazy and clumsy animal
A Bit More About The Lemur
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