Madagascar


 * Welcome to Madagascar!**


 * We hope you enjoyed your journey throught the Portal and arrived safely. Now it is time to explore the country.

Your task is to find out as much as possible about the country, become familiar with who the Indonesian people are, their culture and their land.

Your findings are to be presented in multimedia such as MS Power Point  at an upcoming Student Conference.

Travel via the web to find out as much as you can of interest.

Along your way, find out about Tarika Be, the Antshow and Lemurs.  **

Enjoy your expedition.

Where is it? What is its latitude and longitude? How far is the country from Melbourne? Also provide the direction from Melbourne in degrees on a compass. eg East 90 degrees How big is the country compared to Australia? (tip - find the size of each in square kilometres and work out the size as a fraction and a percentage) What is the time difference between Melbourne and the country? What are its key natural features? What are the countries main buildings of significance? Add some other intersting facts that you find. **
 * Task 5 Country** **

Find out about its classical and popular music and theatre - who are Tarika Be and Moajia? What is the Antshow? How do people live? What is the local currency/money and that is the conversion rate to the Australian dollar? [] Find the population size, average life expectancy and IMR (infant mortality rate) compared to Australia. Find five similarities and five differences between this country and and Australia. **Display in a graphic organiser such as a Venn diagram. Was the country colonised over the last few hundred years? Who by? What effect do you think this had on their culture? What European language is spoken there? Was Australia colonised? How do the people of the country interact with your animal? (See video below) What are is the main religion of the country? Briefly descibe the religion. Find three key differences between Australian beliefs and customs and those of people from Madagascar. Display in a graphic organiser such as a Venn diagram.
 * Task 6 People and Culture:**
 * What is the culture of the country like?

People, animals and land** Watch the video below. What is the main animal featured? What basic jobs do people do? What is happening to the forests and why? Mention three other things of interest eg where did the first people of Madagascar come from and what crop did they bring?
 * Task 7

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 * What is an embassy/consulate?: []

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[] [| http://www.globaleducation.edna.edu.au/globaled/go] [| http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations]

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[|https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html] 

[] [|//www.wildmadagascar.org/]

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 * Tip** - Google 'Madagascar culture' for more images and links.


 * Explore** the Blog lined to the Kite Flyers above for more information on life in Madagascar - check the links headed 'Categories' in the Blog.

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