Madagascar

Madagascar is a small area of land comepared to how many cities that are in it. Heres a map on where it is...

It has alot of intresting thing like the boboa tree.. olive bamboons like these trees.

Yes it is around the Indian ocean.
 * Is the city near an ocean? Which one? How does the ocean affect the climate?

It is humid because it is closer to the sun than most places and it is in the tropic of Capricorn.
 * Is it windy, dry, rainy, humid? Why?


 * When does winter/summer/fall/spring begin and end? Include specific dates of the year.
 * What does winter/summer/fall/spring look like & feel like in that city? Include specific temperatures, average rainfall, etc.

Madagascar's climate is very tropical, with only two seasons!! During the //RAINY SEASON// December-April, the island receives between 12 and 340 inches of rainfall annually. During the //DRY SEASON// May-November, average midday temperatures that are from 77 degrees in the highlands and 86 degrees on the coast of madagascar. Along the Eastern coastal plains, high humid weather is tempered by almost constant ocean breezes.

Madagascar is a very tropical place and Vancouver is a non tropical place.
 * What are the differences between the climates of the two cities?

Its Because Madagascar never has gotten snow, But Vancouver gets snow a lot and almost all the time in Winter.
 * Why do these differences exist?


 * Add at least four interesting facts about the city/country you researched.

Facts:
 * At 587,000 square kilometres Madagascar is the world's 46th-largest country and the fourth-largest island.
 * There culture is Malagasy culture is a blend of Southeast Asian, Arab, African and European.
 * It is just a little smaller than Texas!!!
 * Madagascar was part of the African continent but broke off to where it is now about two million years ago!!!
 * The capital city is Antananarivo.
 * Some people call it the animal kingdom of the world!!!
 * Between 1680 and 1725 Pirates and Slave-Holders became a horible thing there.

__ ANIMALS __ __ One of my favorite animals is the Nile Crocidile __ It scientific name is Crocodilus niloticus, the Nile crocodile, is found in freshwater habitats in Madagascar. This animal was once abundant and greatly feared in the country but years of hunting for its skins has made it a threatened species. Crocodiles are found in the caves.
 * [[image:http://images.wildmadagascar.org/animals/nile_crocodile.jpg]] ||  ||

Madagascar has "only" 258 bird species.
 * Blue coua**

Foods: Madagascar cooking is based on a large serving of rice with a dressing of sauces, meat, vegetables and spicy seasoning. The people of Madagascar enjoy very hot food and often serve dishes with VERY hot peppers!!!

Popular things: Some popular things are the palm trees, and in some parts of Madagascar along the shore it looks like this THEY ALSO HAD SOME HABITAT DESTRUCTION I think of the place that is full of life but know one really see how much life is in there.Its really sad.....