MALTAJ U L I E T
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Absolute and relative location THE RELATIVE LOCATION OF MALTA IS IN THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN HEMISPHERES, AND IS LOCATED IN THE SOUTH OF EUROPE. MALTA IS ON THE RIGHT OF THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA THE ABSOLUTE LOCATION OF VALLETTA WHICH IS THE CAPITOL CITY IS 35째 N, 14째 E .
REGION MAP Malta is called an archipelago, which is an island group or island chain.
The main land of Malta contains the country capitol which is called Valletta. Malta covers just over 316 km2 of land
Malta is one of the most densely populated countries worldwide Malta is also called ‘the land of honey’ as they make honey
Landforms
THIS IS A SEA ARC FOUND IN MALTA IT IS CALLED LOWER CORALLINE LIMESTONE LOWEST POINT: MEDITERRANEAN SEA 0 M HIGHEST POINT: TA'DMEJREK 253 M (NEAR DINGLI)
This place is called Blue Grotto this picture was taken of Blue Grotto from above
HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS • The money they use in Malta is the Euro • A person from Malta is called Maltese
• They speak maltase, Spanish , French, and English. •
A popular food is Pastizzis can be filled with all sorts of local ingredients, but are most popular with peas or ricotta cheese. In recent years, new flavors have emerged, including chicken with vegetables and apple with cinnamon.
Pastizzis
HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS CONT. •
Government in Malta has a president and his name is George Abela and he is the head of the state.
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The prime minster is Lawrence Gonzi and he is the head of the government.
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Malta was divided into 67 regions
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Each region has a local council with a mayor.
Lawrence Gonzi
George Abela
Human Environmental Interaction They do spring bird hunting in Malta!!! Some birds in Malta are facing extinction because people are hunting them at the traditional spring festival . People in Malta hurt the environment because they are reclaiming land from the water, and when they do that they push the water back and when they do that the water goes somewhere and floods another place.
MOVEMENT IN MALTA Reasons people move to Malta : •
Their work
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It has a lovely climate
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People might retire there
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For a life change
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For safety
FAST FACTS ABOUT MALTA •
Did you know that the dog Maltese was breed in Malta
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Malta gained independence on 21 September 1964.
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The most populated town in Malta is Birkirkara.
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91% of the people of Malta are Roman catholic
SOURCES •
http://www.google.co.za/ is were I found some of the photos
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http://i.infoplease.com/images/mmalta.gif is were I got the picture for region
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http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/01/79/9d/53/bugibba-malta-on-a-boat.jpg this is were I found the picture on the top left
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http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20120621/local/Reclaimed-land-won-t-do-.425247 is were I got some of the information for human environmental interaction http://4photos.net/blog/wpcontent/uploads/Malta-map.gif the country map of Malta
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http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/europe/malta/mtlatlog.htm this was for the absolute location of the capitol city of Malta
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http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/eulatlogmap.gif Is were I got the bottom right photo and the bottom left photos
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http://maltageo.tripod.com/html/lower_coralline_limestone_land.html is were I found the top right photo
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http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/europe/malta/mtpics/landformpics/lagoon.jpg is were I found the bottom right photo
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http://www.newscientist.com/blog/environment/2008/02/bird-volunteers-cars-torched-in-malta.html is were I found some information about how people in Malta are hurting the environment.
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http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Europe/Malta-ENVIRONMENT.html is another website.
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http://www.newstouse.org/why-move-to-malta/ was for movement in Malta
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http://www.maltabulb.com/living_in_malta.html another website for lifestyle
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http://www.lifestyle-properties-malta.com/ another for lifestyle
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http://www.maltabulb.com/facts_about_malta.html for lifestyle
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My friend Grace Williams
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http://www.funtrivia.com/en/Geography/Malta-7812.html http://www.maltabulb.com/facts_about_malta.html