Libya Brittany Lenneman and Ellen Swedzinski. Land Area Libya-1,759,540 sq miles Minnesota- 86,943 sq miles.
Post on 31-Dec-2015
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Terrain
Libya- mostly barren with flat to undulating plains, plateaus, and depressions, Sahara Desert
Minnesota- once covered in glaciers that left ridges, is bordered by lake Superior, is mostly flat with hills
Libya Minnesota
Climate
Libya- Mediterranean along the coast, dry, extreme desert interior
- more than 90% of Libya is desert or semi desert
Minnesota- cold winters, hot summers, rain, snow, hail, blizzards, polar fronts, tornadoes, and thunder storms. Average of 12 degrees F in January, 74 degrees F in July.
Arable land/crops
Libya
Arable land-1.03%
Crops-Wheat, barely, dives, dates, citrus, peanuts, soy beans, vegetables
Minnesota
Arable land-82.6%
Crops-Barely, corn, beans, peas, oats, potatoes, rye, soy beans, sunflowers, wheat
Environment Issues
Libya
Desertification, limited fresh water resources, the great manmade river project
Minnesota
Air quality, clean water, pollution
Challenges
Libya- need for more freedom, dictatorship from Mu’ammar al-Gadhafi, limited economic relationships, country mostly desert
Minnesota-converting nature, protecting resources, allowing population and economic growth, forest conservation
Animals and Plants
Libya- sheep, goats, camel, desert fox, gazelle, ostriches, flamingo, hyraxes,
Minnesota-loons, eagles, trout, bears, deer, porcupine, wolves, turtles, snakes
Languages
Libya- Arabic, Awjilan, Domari, Ghadames, Nafusi, Sawknah, Tamanaq, Tanaggart
Minnesota-English, Spanish, Miao, Hmong, German, African, Vietnamese, French, Chinese, Russian, Laotian
Activities for kids
Libya- soccer, arcade games, backgammon, bingo, blackjack, checkers, chess, cross word, canasta, euchre, roulette, scrabble.
Minnesota- T.V., video games, movies, bowling, board games, sports, music, computer
Flags
Libya’s Flag is green. It’s a traditional color of Islam
Minnesota’s flag is royal Blue, with gold fringe.Center-state sealAround- wreath of state flower, the lady slipper.
Way of life
Berber- they raise sheep and cattle, making pottery , wood carving, jewelry, and weaving
Ojibwa- They used to farm or hunter gather by the great lakes, some still do.
Customs
Berber- Islam cultures such as Muslim holidays and weddings
Ojibwa- They had pow wows, moccasins, canoes, made maple sugar, made dream catchers
Problems
Berber- fighting with Arabs for the control for North Africa
Ojibwa- gambling, alcohol (some), discrimination, unemployment; 24.8%, graduate; 61.4%, GDP per capita; less than 5,000 dollars
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