101. Second US-SSA AGOA Forum Formerly an independent kingdom, madagascar became a French colony in 1886, geography note. World s fourth-largest island; strategic location along http://www.agoa.mu/madasga.htm

PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES REPUBLIC OF MADAGASCAR Geography People Government Economy ... Communications Background: Formerly an independent kingdom, Madagascar became a French colony in 1886, but regained its independence in 1960. During 1992-93, free presidential and National Assembly elections were held, ending 17 years of single-party rule. In 1997 in the second presidential race, Didier RATSIRAKA, the leader during the 1970s and 1980s, was returned to the presidency. He was succeeded by Marc RAVALOMANANA on 6 May 2002. GEOGRAPHY Location: Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique Geographic coordinates: 20 00 S, 47 00 E Climate: Tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south Terrain: Narrow coastal plain, high plateau and mountains in center Natural resources: Graphite, chromite, coal, bauxite, salt, quartz, tar sands, semiprecious stones, mica, fish, hydropower

102. Kuemper Catholic High School Located in South Africa, madagascar is considered by the World Bank as one “geography of Production.” Riceweb, A Compendium of Facts and Figures From http://www.worldfoodprize.org/Youthinstitute/2002Proceedings/html/kuemper.htm

Kelly Riedmann, Student Participant Kuemper Catholic High School, Iowa Global Water Insecurity Located in South Africa, Madagascar is considered by the World Bank as one the world’s poorest countries. Its official name is the Republic of Madagascar. As the name suggests, it is a republic and made up of six provinces. The capital, Antananarivo, is near the center of this very diverse island, and has a population of 1,300,000 people. Most of the people on the island, however, don’t live in big cities, but small rural areas. Because of this, several problems come up for the Malagasy people. Health care is scarce, transportation for most people doesn’t exist, and water is always a problem, but still, the people stay in their area. Last year, Madagascar grew by 6.7% and it was thought that it was one of Africa’s best economic areas. This was due to the large increase in the clothing market that they were able to export to America. Investment in the country grew dramatically between 1997 and 2001. Antananarivo was a tax-free export area and large clothing factories were worried that they would not be able to get the skilled workers that they needed.

103. Adventures Of Riley: Mission To Madagascar Adventures of Riley Mission to madagascar. Home History and geography geography and travel geography and travel http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/travel_book_reviews/116710

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104. Deforestation In Madagascar concessions and destructive logging practices substantially contributed todeforestation in madagascar during the 1920 s (Economic geography, 1993). http://www.american.edu/ted/MADAGAS.HTM

Deforestation in Madagascar(MADAGAS) An Analysis Case Number: 375 Case Mnemonic: MADAGAS Case Name: Deforestation in Madagascar A. IDENTIFICATION 1. The Issue 2. Description Since 1896 when Madagascar gain became a French colony, the Malagasy forests have been rapidly depleting. Logging has occurred for shifting cultivation, grazing, fuel wood gathering, logging, economic development, cattle ranching, and mining (Economic Geography, 1993). Prior to 1950 most deforestation that occurred was done by farmers on a very small scale, however, deforestation since 1950 has increased tremendously. From 1950 to 1985, one half of Madagascar's forests disappeared. In 1985 only 34% of the original forests existing in Madagascar remained. Much of this destruction is for economic reasons; values which many westerners cannot agree. With a per capita national product in 1994 equal to $740.00 and population rate of 3%, the island nation is left as one of the poorest nations in the world. Unfortunately, due to the hardship in Madagascar, citizens often resort to exploitation of their natural resources to find income. The people of Madagascar are attempting to survive and conservation of biological diversity is not a priority. In addition, corporations have significant influence in dealing with the problem of deforestation because the government of Madagascar wants their investment. Due to the extreme debt incurred by the Malagasy government, the country is exploiting its wood resources to pay off money owed to northern countries.

105. GEOGRAPHY Its area, including madagascar and the other adjacent islands, is 30097000 sq To the east in the Indian Ocean are madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, http://www.fortunecity.com/oasis/skegness/394/geogra.htm

web hosting domain names photo sharing AFRICA ... LINKS African geography Relief: Africa is bounded N by the Mediterranean Sea, W by the Atlantic Ocean, and E by the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. Its greatest length from N to S is 8,000 km/5,000 mi and its breadth from Cape Verde to Ras Hafun is 7,440 km/4,623 mi. Its area, including Madagascar and the other adjacent islands, is 30,097,000 sq km/11,620,451 sq mi, or three times that of Europe. The coastline is regular, with no deep seas, bays, or river estuaries of any size to afford climatic or commercial advantages; so that in proportion to its size Africa has less coastline than any other continent, its total length being about 25,600 km/15,900 mi. Mountains: The mountains of Africa may be divided into three distinct systems: (1) the Atlas; (2) the west coast; and (3) the east coast. The Atlas Mountains occupy the northern portion between the sea and the Sahara, from Wadi Daa to Cape Bon. The eastern Atlas , 1,830-2,440 m/6,000-8,000 ft high, consist of two parallel ranges enclosing a plateau where salt lakes called chotts are found. The western Atlas , known as the Great Atlas of Morocco, have an average elevation of 3,050 m/10,000 ft, and the highest peaks are over 4,275 m/14,025 ft.

106. The World Factbook Page On Madagascar, Section: Geography madagascar. (½ Thumbnail of Flag). geography. Location Southern Africa, islandin the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique Geographic coordinates 20 00 S, http://www.dlhoffman.com/publiclibrary/factbook96/factbook/ma-l.htm

Madagascar Geography Location: Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique Geographic coordinates: 20 00 S, 47 00 E Map references: Africa Area: total area: 587,040 sq km land area: 581,540 sq km comparative area: slightly less than twice the size of Arizona Land boundaries: km Coastline: 4,828 km Maritime claims: contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or 100 nm from the 2,500-m isobath exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm International disputes: claims Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island, and Tromelin Island (all administered by France) Climate: tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south Terrain: narrow coastal plain, high plateau and mountains in center lowest point: Indian Ocean m highest point: Maromokotro 2,876 m Natural resources: graphite, chromite, coal, bauxite, salt, quartz, tar sands, semiprecious stones, mica, fish Land use: arable land: permanent crops: meadows and pastures: forest and woodland: other: Irrigated land: 9,000 sq km (1989 est.)

107. Christian Kull - Arts - Monash University Political geography 21 (7) 92753. Kull, CA 2002. madagascar’s burning issuethe persistent conflict over fire. Environment 44 (3) 8-19. Kull, CA 2002. http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/ges/who/kull.html

Skip to content Change text size Monash home Arts home ... Site map SEARCH Arts Faculty All of Monash enter search terms Science HOME ABOUT US Staff Where we are Who to contact Facilities and services ... Safety FOR STUDENTS Undergraduate Honours Postgraduate Units (subjects) ... Careers and Alumni NEWS AND EVENTS Announcements Seminar series Sustainability Forum Arts Faculty ... Print version "I investigate how different interest groups, such as rural farmers, state foresters, and NGOs, struggle over natural resource management in the interests of livelihoods, development, and conservation." Senior Lecturer Fields of interest: environment and development political ecology, cultural ecology landscape burning and fire management community-based resource management social aspects of environmental transformations land-use change and environmental history struggles over natural resource access and character Africa and Madagascar Research focus: I focus on three broad research programs that investigate the social processes that transform landscapes in developing countries: 1. Environmental transformations and their causes.

108. MSN Encarta - Related Items - Madagascar Antananarivo, formerly Tananarive, city in madagascar, capital of the countryand of Antananarivo Province. It is situated in the central part of the http://encarta.msn.com/related_761568260/Madagascar.html

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