the five themes of geography within mali
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The Five Themes of Geography within Mali. Brad, Brittany C., Kelly, Megan, Natalie TE 401 Section 7 Social Studies Methods Michigan State University. Location. The Absolute Location of Mali. 13ºN, 4ºW. The relative location of Mali. Western Africa, Southwest of Algeria. Place. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Five Themes of Geography within Mali
Brad, Brittany C., Kelly, Megan, Natalie TE 401 Section 7Social Studies MethodsMichigan State University
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Location
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The Absolute Location of Mali
13ºN, 4ºW
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The relative location of Mali
• Western Africa, Southwest of Algeria
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Place
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Physical/human characteristics of Mali
• Physical characteristics include:• African • 27% urban • 73% rural
• Human characteristics include:• Female life expectancy:
50• Male life expectancy: 47• 7.1 children per woman
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Human-Environment
Relationships
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Human Interactions of Mali
How humans interact with this environment:
• Use the Niger River for bathing, household cleaning and trading
• Are experiencing effects from deforestation, soil erosion, desertification, inadequate supplies of drinking water and poaching
• 80% of the labor force is engaged in farming and fishing
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Movement
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Trade and religious ideas of Mali
• Trade:• Exports-Cotton, gold,
livestock: 323 Million• Imports-Petroleum,
machinery and equipment, construction materials, food and textiles: 1.858 Billion
• Niger River used as transportation for trading
• Trade Partners- China, Pakistan, Thailand, Italy, Germany, India, Bangladesh, France, Senegal, Cote D’ivoire
• Religious ideas:• 90% Islam• 9% Indigenous beliefs• 1% Christian
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Region
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Mali’s Regions:
• Divided into three natural zones
1. The Southern, cultivated Sudanese
2. The Central, semiarid Sahelian
3. The Northern, arid Saharan
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Our Slogan of Mali
“ ‘Dirt’ Poor ”