1. The Five Themes of Geography within Mali

2. Location

3. The Absolute Location of Mali
13ºN, 4ºW
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4. The relative location of Mali
Western Africa, Southwest of Algeria
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5. Place

6. 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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7. Human-Environment
Relationships

8. 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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9. Movement

10. Trade and religious ideas of Mali
Exports-Cotton, gold, livestock: 323 Million
Imports-Petroleum, machinery and equipment, construction materials, food and textiles: 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

11. Region

12. Mali’s Regions: Divided into three natural zones
The Southern, cultivated Sudanese
The Central, semiarid Sahelian
The Northern, arid Saharan

13. Our Slogan of Mali
“ ‘Dirt’ Poor ”