GEO 358 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Habitat Destruction, Mayotte, Overseas Department
Indian Ocean Islands
1. Countries
a. Madagascar
b. Comoros
c. Seychelles
d. Mauritius
e. Reunion
2. Madagascar
a. 4th largest island in the world
b. Settled by humans about 2000 years ago
i. 1st inhabitants were Indonesians
ii. Language
iii. Paddy rice fields
c. Africans arrived later
d. Mixed culture today
e. Mountains
f. Winds blowing from east
i. Rainforests on the east side of the country
1. 90% cut down for agriculture
2. Main export- vanilla
g. Unique plants and animals
i. 90% are endemic
1. Native only to Madagascar
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