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| Title: | The economic geography of Madagascar |
| Author: | Hance, W.A. |
| Year: | 1957 |
| Periodical: | Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie |
| Volume: | 48 |
| Issue: | 7-8 |
| Pages: | 161-172 |
| Language: | English |
| Geographic term: | Madagascar |
| Subjects: | society country studies (form) |
| Abstract: | This article is designed briefly to summarize and assess the economic geographic characteristics of the islands as they are known today. Introduction - The physical milieu: geology and land forms - Flora, fauna and soils - The mineral resources of the Island - The human element: Origins and degree of Unity; Population numbers, growth and distributions; The non-indigenous population - The major regions: The Central High land; the East Coast region; The Western and Southern Regions - Industry on Madagascar - Economic problems. |
