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Absolute: 12.6500° N, 8.0000° W Relative: North of Mali is Algeria. Bamako is in the south-west part of Mali. To the east of Bamako is Ouagadougou. West of Mali is Mauritania. || = Location: = Absolute: 34.0500° N, 118.2500° W Relative: East of California is Nevada. North of California is Oregon. South of Los Angeles is San Diego. || People: It is very difficult for people since the only paved roads lead to the capital. Most rural roads are not unpaved. From August to December the Niger river is usually open for larger boats. Few people own cars. Goods: The main exports include cotton, cattle, gold, and peanuts Ideas: Most people are able to have television. But in rural areas television is limited. Most programs are in French or local languages. People also read newspaper. Many people there own a cellular device. but only a small percentage has internet. || Movement: People: A lot of people have cars. But there is also public transportation. Goods: Some major exports in Los Angeles are milk, cream, grapes, cotton, carrots, onions, broccoli, flowers, oranges, rice, hay, tomatoes, lettuce, strawberries,almonds, and asparagus. Ideas: 91% of Americans have cell phones 99% of American households own a TV 70% of American households have internet access || Mali is 478,841 area square mile Physical Characteristics: Mali has a subtropical climate. In the southern part of Mali there is a desert called Sahara Desert. Together desert or semidesert regions cover 70% of the land. = Human Characteristics: = Language: The official language is French. However the most widely used language is Bambara. There are also a lot of other languages such as Fulfulde, Dogon, Senufo, Malinké, Soninké, Khassonké, Tamashek, Songhai, and Bozo. Religion: About 95% of Mali is Muslim. Very few are Christians. Ethnicity: 50% of the people in Mali are Mande. The second largest is Peul at 17%. || Place: California is 163,707 square miles Physical Characteristics: California is famous for its weather. It does stay warm most of the time but in the northern parts they are much cooler. Also in mountains they get heavy snow. = Human Characteristics: = Language: About 60.5% of the people in California speak English. Spanish is the second largest at about 25.8%. And many more are spoken there. This is just the top two. Religion: Only about 45% of the people in california are religious. the most at 27% are Catholic. Ethnicity: 73.7% of the people in California are white.The next largest is Hispanic or Latino at 38.2%. || In Mali people highly valued neatness and modesty. For special occasions they wear their best clothing and gold or silver jewelry. Western clothing are mainly worn in urban areas. But women wear more traditional clothing. In rural and some urban areas they wear a traditional cloth died in mud, called a bogolan. In rural areas there are mainly extended families that live in huts. In urban houses there are usually compounds of apartments. Slums edge the city. Men have their own room that they keep special objects in. But in urban areas the homes are usually not big enough so they use the family living room. All rural houses are made of bricks comprised of straw, manure, and mud, which are covered in another layer of mud used as plaster. Roofs are made of corrugated tin or sticks covered with mud. Urban houses are constructed out of cement bricks, with corrugated tin or concrete roofs. || Human Environment Interaction: In the winter time people dress in jeans, t-shirt and a light sweaeter usually. but you still may find people wearing shorts and flipflops. Many people like to dress comfortable. Inf fall and spring it is l;ike winter, but a bit lighter. ople wDuring the summer you are most likely to see people wearing shorts. A lot of houses in Los Angeles are very modern, but some are just regular looking houses. A lot of houses are very large. They also have pools and a lot of other objects. || houses/apartment || houses clothes ||
 * Bamako, Mali || Los Angeles, California ||
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 * Movement:
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 * Place:
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 * Human Environment Interaction:
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