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Dance 382
Moroccan
10
Dance
Undergraduate 4
12/14/2011

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Term
geography
Definition
Lies in northwestern africa.
-borders the North Atlantic Ocean (to the west)
-the mediterranean Sea (north)
-Algeria (east)
-western sahara and mauritania (south)
-spain is north across the strait of gibralatar
-172,317 sq miles 1/10 larger than cali
Term
terrian
Definition
three terrain regions
-broad costal plains where majority of people live
-high, interior mountains (atlas mountains 11,000)
-Sahara desert region in SE
Term
Climate
Definition
has an essentially mediterranean climate, but more extreme in the interioir
-along coasts of the atlantic and the mediterranean, Morocco enjoys a subtropical climate with avg. 61.5 in jan and 72.5 in August.
Term
Languages and Alphabet
Definition
arabic is official language
and french is often the language of businesses, gov, and diplomacy

-both arabic and roman alphabets
Term
economy
Definition
NR :phosphates,iron ore, maganeses, lead, zinc, fish and salt
Agriculture: arable land 19%
barley, wheat citrus, wine, vegges, olives, livestock
Term
Customs and more
Definition
total literacy 52.3%
male: 65.7
female: 39.6
Term
Populations
Definition
34,272,968
BR: 21.3 per 1000
life expect: 71.5
Term
religion
Definition
98.1% islam
Term
Music
Definition
Stringed:
Oud-pear shaped, short necked, fretless with 5 double strings
-Qanoon-flat zither type instrument strings are plucked
-santoor-a hammered dulcimer with metal strings

FLUTE: nay- open-ended

PERCUSSION:
Riqq(daff) small tambourine
darbukkah(tablah)-vase shaped hand drum

BAGPIPES
-mizwad-a berber bagpipe Ghaita and Zurka
Term
dance
Definition
-men and women dance separately
-women dance by themselves in family setting
-women accompany dancing by playing musical instruments
-urban dwelling men dont dance very much
-sometimes go to coffe house hires shitkats to entertai them
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