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Madagascar is 1000 miles south of the equator. It is 3000 miles north of Antarctica. It is 400 miles east of Mauritius || Relative: Pittsburgh Pennsylvania is about 100 miles south of Erie. It is about 40 miles north of the southern Ohio border. It is about 220 miles west of New York. || || //(feet or meters)://: According to culture grams, Madagascar has a large central plateau up to 4,500 ft. Its highest point is Mount Maromokotro, which is up to 9,436 feet. Goods: (MAJOR **EXPORTS**) According to Culture grams, Cash crops include coffee, cloves, vanilla, sugar, and tobacco. Food crops include rice, cassava, cereal grains, potatoes, and corn People: Most people in Madagascar walk or ride the bus. Main cities have taxis. A train runs through Tana and the southeast coast.
 * __Antananarivo, Madagascar__ || Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ||
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 * [|__18°56′S47°31′E__] || [|__40°26′30″N80°00′00″W__] ||
 * Relative: Madagascar is 140 miles east of Africa.
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 * Elevation

The paved roads are 16%. Airlines offer domestic flights. Ideas: //(Major News Stations??)// The inter net users out of 100 people is 2%. The cell phone subscriptions out of 100 people are 36%. Most people have a radio and many own a television. || Elevation //(feet or meters):// Mount Davis is Pennsylvania's highest point, rising up to 3,213 feet. Goods: (MAJOR **EXPORTS**) According to Culturegrams, natural resources include coal, natural gas, oil, and limestone. Apples, grapes, and cherries are grown near Lake Erie, and peaches are grown in the southeast. People: People take buses, cars, taxis, trains, walk, and use airliners. Ideas:

//(Major News Stations??) The internet users are 84 out of 100. The//

//cell phone subscriptions are 96 out of//

//100. Almost everyone has 1 telivision or more// ||
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 * Madagascar got established in 1958. || Settled

(Established) in what year: Pennyslvania became a state in 1787. || 1.Malagasy
 * Top 3 Languages:

2.French 3. Bantu || :

Top 3 Languages: 2. Amish 3. German ||  ||   || //Summer: 85 degrees F// ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || //Winter: North 26 degrees F// //South 32 degrees F//
 * 1) English
 * //Winter: 48 degrees F.//
 * Climate:

//Summer: North 70 degrees F// South 77 degrees ||  ||   ||   ||
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 * Housing: The average urban home is 2 to 4 rooms. They are made out of concrete, bricks, or wood. They are often 2 stories. Rural homes depend on where you are.In the highlands, many homes are 2 stories with a balcony. At coasts, houses only have 2 rooms. || Housing: Suburban houses are usually 1 to 2 stories tall and have 5 bedrooms on average. Other people tend to live in apartments, condos, and townhouses ||  ||   ||