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Lies in northwestern africa.
-borders the North Atlantic Ocean (to the west)
-the mediterranean Sea (north)
-Algeria (east)
-western sahara and mauritania (south)
-spain is north across the strait of gibralatar
-172,317 sq miles 1/10 larger than cali |
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three terrain regions
-broad costal plains where majority of people live
-high, interior mountains (atlas mountains 11,000)
-Sahara desert region in SE |
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has an essentially mediterranean climate, but more extreme in the interioir
-along coasts of the atlantic and the mediterranean, Morocco enjoys a subtropical climate with avg. 61.5 in jan and 72.5 in August. |
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arabic is official language
and french is often the language of businesses, gov, and diplomacy
-both arabic and roman alphabets |
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NR :phosphates,iron ore, maganeses, lead, zinc, fish and salt
Agriculture: arable land 19%
barley, wheat citrus, wine, vegges, olives, livestock |
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total literacy 52.3%
male: 65.7
female: 39.6 |
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34,272,968
BR: 21.3 per 1000
life expect: 71.5 |
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Stringed:
Oud-pear shaped, short necked, fretless with 5 double strings
-Qanoon-flat zither type instrument strings are plucked
-santoor-a hammered dulcimer with metal strings
FLUTE: nay- open-ended
PERCUSSION:
Riqq(daff) small tambourine
darbukkah(tablah)-vase shaped hand drum
BAGPIPES
-mizwad-a berber bagpipe Ghaita and Zurka |
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-men and women dance separately
-women dance by themselves in family setting
-women accompany dancing by playing musical instruments
-urban dwelling men dont dance very much
-sometimes go to coffe house hires shitkats to entertai them |
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