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3. Indian
Ocean
Countries
Created by
Mr. Raponi
Mozambique Madagascar Comoros Mauritius
This is Larry
the Lemur

4. Objectives
Students 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

5. Angola
Namibia
Botswana
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Malawi
Mozambique
Comoros
Madagascar
Mauritius

6. 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.

7. River
s
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.

8. Dam

9. Econom
y
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.

10. 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!

13. 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.

14. Madagascar From Space

15. 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!

17. 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
________________.

18. Vanilla Beans Still on the
Plant

19. 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

21. Some Famous Lemurs From
The Movie

22. An Actual Madagascan Lemur

23. Madagascar

24. 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

25. 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

26. 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

28. A Bit More About The Lemur