Mayotte by Brooke Ye (Student) https://padlet.com/brookeye/wetcjez6cbvc Made with a taste for adventure en-us 2018-10-01 17:41:51 UTC 2018-10-03 19:02:09 UTC hello@padlet.com Location brookeye https://padlet.com/brookeye/wetcjez6cbvc/wish/287770985 Mayotte is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and the coast of Mozambique]]> 2018-10-01 17:43:45 UTC https://padlet.com/brookeye/wetcjez6cbvc/wish/287770985 brookeye https://padlet.com/brookeye/wetcjez6cbvc/wish/287773245 2018-10-01 17:47:06 UTC https://padlet.com/brookeye/wetcjez6cbvc/wish/287773245 Geography brookeye https://padlet.com/brookeye/wetcjez6cbvc/wish/287773985 Capital: Mamoudzou
Population:223,765
Languages: 
~ French(official language)
~ Mahorian(Swahili dialect)]]> 2018-10-01 17:48:10 UTC https://padlet.com/brookeye/wetcjez6cbvc/wish/287773985 Economy brookeye https://padlet.com/brookeye/wetcjez6cbvc/wish/287780491
  • The service section:
    • health services, telecommunications, computer services
  • Cash crops
    • vanilla, ylang-ylang, coffee, and coconuts
    • Major trading partner is France
  • Large part of economy depends on France
  • Cassava, bananas, corn, and rice are grown in Mayotte
  • Main exports:
    • ylang-ylang extract
    • farmed fish
  • Main imports:
    • Food products machinery
    • Chemicals 
  • GDP: $953.6 million
  • GDP per capita: $2,600 
    • ]]>     2018-10-01 17:57:40 UTC https://padlet.com/brookeye/wetcjez6cbvc/wish/287780491     History brookeye https://padlet.com/brookeye/wetcjez6cbvc/wish/288397966
  • 15th century
    • Arabs invaded Mayotte 
    • Converted inhabitants to Islam
  • 18th century
    • the Sakalava  (Malagasy tribe from Madagascar)invaded  Mayotte
    • Lead to Malagasy dialect
  • The French gained colonial control over Mayotte in 1843
  • Became part of a French overseas territory in the early 20th century
  • Speak French because French gained control of Mayotte
    • Has Malagasy dialect from before French rule

    • ]]>     2018-10-02 22:07:43 UTC https://padlet.com/brookeye/wetcjez6cbvc/wish/288397966     Politics brookeye https://padlet.com/brookeye/wetcjez6cbvc/wish/288405271 ~ Represented in the French national assembly by a deputy
    ~ Represented in French Senate by 2 senators
    ~ Parliamentary representative democratic French local government
    ~ Executive power is from French Government
    ~ Chief of state: President Jacques CHIRAC of France
    ~ Dependent territory]]>     2018-10-02 22:59:30 UTC https://padlet.com/brookeye/wetcjez6cbvc/wish/288405271     Food brookeye https://padlet.com/brookeye/wetcjez6cbvc/wish/288409185 ~ Basic foods include meat, rice, and lots of sea food
    ~ Fresh and dried fish
    ~ Milk from grated coconuts
    ~ Plantains
    ~ Cassava and other root vegetables
    ~ Rice, curdled milk, and meat are eaten at celebrations]]>     2018-10-02 23:29:14 UTC https://padlet.com/brookeye/wetcjez6cbvc/wish/288409185     Sources brookeye https://padlet.com/brookeye/wetcjez6cbvc/wish/288409384 ~https://www.everyculture.com/Ma-Ni/Mayotte.html
    ~https://www.britannica.com/place/Mayotte
    ~https://www.countryfacts.com/mayotte/government/
    ~https://www.routard.com/guide/mayotte/2229/culture.htm
    ~https://www.explorra.com/destinations/mayotte_12268#photo-4
    ~http://worldfacts.us/Mayotte.htm

    ]]>     2018-10-02 23:30:52 UTC https://padlet.com/brookeye/wetcjez6cbvc/wish/288409384     Tradition brookeye https://padlet.com/brookeye/wetcjez6cbvc/wish/288410564 ~ Wedding ceremonies are like a festival and is called arusi
    ~ Divorce/remarriage is very common
    ~ Bastille day is July 14
    ~ To welcome someone you give them a fresh flower necklace]]>     2018-10-02 23:41:05 UTC https://padlet.com/brookeye/wetcjez6cbvc/wish/288410564     Music/Arts brookeye https://padlet.com/brookeye/wetcjez6cbvc/wish/288411388 ~ drums are often played in their music
    ~ Murengue is a dance only for men because after the dance, they fight bare fisted
    ~ M'ibiwis is a women group that hit bamboo sticks together and sing and dance at the same time
    ~ The megodro is a very popular dance in Mayotte
    ~ famous goldsmiths that make rings necklaces, etc.]]>     2018-10-02 23:47:07 UTC https://padlet.com/brookeye/wetcjez6cbvc/wish/288411388     Fun Facts brookeye https://padlet.com/brookeye/wetcjez6cbvc/wish/288412258 ~ Nationality: Mahoran or Mahorais
    ~ Agriculture is confined to the central and northeastern plains
    ~ Can vote when you are 18
    ~ Is shaped like a seahorse
    ~ A little more than twice the size of Washington D.C
    ~ Average life expectancy is 61 years old
    ~ A malaria infested area]]>     2018-10-02 23:55:20 UTC https://padlet.com/brookeye/wetcjez6cbvc/wish/288412258     brookeye https://padlet.com/brookeye/wetcjez6cbvc/wish/288414014 A musician from Mayotte]]> 2018-10-03 00:11:53 UTC https://padlet.com/brookeye/wetcjez6cbvc/wish/288414014 brookeye https://padlet.com/brookeye/wetcjez6cbvc/wish/288414203 2018-10-03 00:13:21 UTC https://padlet.com/brookeye/wetcjez6cbvc/wish/288414203 brookeye https://padlet.com/brookeye/wetcjez6cbvc/wish/288414315 2018-10-03 00:14:28 UTC https://padlet.com/brookeye/wetcjez6cbvc/wish/288414315 brookeye https://padlet.com/brookeye/wetcjez6cbvc/wish/288414642 2018-10-03 00:17:10 UTC https://padlet.com/brookeye/wetcjez6cbvc/wish/288414642