https://padlet.com/mjamous18/o9epn81xp0fx Africa Country Project en-us 2018-04-23 19:36:38 UTC 2018-04-24 20:09:43 UTC hello@padlet.com mjamous18 https://padlet.com/mjamous18/o9epn81xp0fx/wish/254587384 2018-04-23 19:38:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mjamous18/o9epn81xp0fx/wish/254587384 mjamous18 https://padlet.com/mjamous18/o9epn81xp0fx/wish/254588099 1. Green tea with mint and sweetened with sugar is a popular beverage in Morocco. 
2. The most popular sport in Morocco is soccer or as they call it, football.
3.White is the color of mourning in Morocco. A Moroccan widow wears white for 40 days after her husband dies.
4. Morocco’s flag is red with a green pentacle (five-pointed linear star) known as Sulayman’s (Solomon’s) seal in the center of the flag. Red and green are traditional colors in Arab flags, and the pentacle represents the five pillars of Islam and signifies the association between God and the nation.
5. Morocco is the only African country that is not a member of the African Union.
6. In Morocco, it is considered impolite to handle food with the left hand and to say no to meat if it is offered at a meal.]]> 2018-04-23 19:40:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mjamous18/o9epn81xp0fx/wish/254588099 mjamous18 https://padlet.com/mjamous18/o9epn81xp0fx/wish/254592739 This is a map of Morocco.]]> 2018-04-23 19:52:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mjamous18/o9epn81xp0fx/wish/254592739 mjamous18 https://padlet.com/mjamous18/o9epn81xp0fx/wish/254593697 Morocco is found on the Northwestern part of Africa. It is found to the west of Algeria. It touches the Atlantic Ocean. ]]> 2018-04-23 19:55:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mjamous18/o9epn81xp0fx/wish/254593697 mjamous18 https://padlet.com/mjamous18/o9epn81xp0fx/wish/254594877 In Morocco there are many home-grown fruits and vegetables including oranges, melons, tomatoes, sweet and hot peppers, and potatoes. Beef is not plentiful, so meals are usually built around lamb or poultry. The Moroccan national dish is the tajine, a lamb or poultry stew. Couscous is also a major dish served with vegetables, meat, or seafood.]]> 2018-04-23 19:58:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mjamous18/o9epn81xp0fx/wish/254594877 mjamous18 https://padlet.com/mjamous18/o9epn81xp0fx/wish/254597215 Women usually wear long skirts and dresses. They mostly wear sandals, but rarely wear heels. Men usually wear long pants and a collared shirt. ]]> 2018-04-23 20:05:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mjamous18/o9epn81xp0fx/wish/254597215 mjamous18 https://padlet.com/mjamous18/o9epn81xp0fx/wish/254654615 Morocco is known for a lot of migration and urban communities of people from outside the region who have settled in Morocco. At first, Morocco was the westernmost province of the Roman Empire. Then the broader area of North Africa came to be known as the Maghrib (Arabic: “the West”), and the majority of its people accepted Islam. Later,  Morocco was made a French protectorate (a state that is controlled and protected by another) in 1912 but regained independence in 1956. Today it is the only monarchy in North Africa.]]> 2018-04-24 01:41:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mjamous18/o9epn81xp0fx/wish/254654615 mjamous18 https://padlet.com/mjamous18/o9epn81xp0fx/wish/255012036 Morocco's climate is moderate and subtropical, cooled by breezes off the Atlantic and Mediterranean. Average summer temperatures in the coastal cities, range from 64-82 °F. In the interior, though it has more extreme weather with colder winters and warmer summers. In the Spring and Autumn, the weather is dry and warm.]]> 2018-04-24 19:39:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mjamous18/o9epn81xp0fx/wish/255012036 mjamous18 https://padlet.com/mjamous18/o9epn81xp0fx/wish/255014542 Much of Morocco's landscape is mountainous with slopes that gradually turn into plateaus and valleys. The Atlas Mountains cover most of the central part of the country. The southeastern region of the country is part of the Sahara Desert. ]]> 2018-04-24 19:47:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mjamous18/o9epn81xp0fx/wish/255014542 mjamous18 https://padlet.com/mjamous18/o9epn81xp0fx/wish/255016073 Morocco is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy. The Prime Minister is Saad-Eddine al-OTHMANI who was elected in 2017. They have a Council of Ministers picked by the Prime Minister. ]]> 2018-04-24 19:52:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mjamous18/o9epn81xp0fx/wish/255016073 mjamous18 https://padlet.com/mjamous18/o9epn81xp0fx/wish/255018226 The official language of Morocco is Arabic. French is the unofficial second language and English is also starting to emerge. ]]> 2018-04-24 19:59:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mjamous18/o9epn81xp0fx/wish/255018226 mjamous18 https://padlet.com/mjamous18/o9epn81xp0fx/wish/255019130 Approximately 99% of Morocco is Muslim. Most of the Muslims are Sunni.]]> 2018-04-24 20:02:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mjamous18/o9epn81xp0fx/wish/255019130