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Malawi is surrounded by three other
African countries. What are they? Find out using an
atlas.
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Lilongwe is the capital of Malawi and
where international visitors land by aeroplane. What are the
capitals of the four countries that make up the UK? Name some
airports, which you may have used or can find on an
atlas.
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Blantyre is the main commercial town and
here tobacco auctions can be visited between April and October.
What does this tell you about the climate?
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Lake Malawi is 365 miles long and 52 miles
wide and so is sometimes called the Calendar Lake. Why is
this?
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David Livingstone was a famous missionary
in this area and was influential in stopping the slave trade.
Find out more about him and the slave trade.
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British Airways' flights to Lilongwe are
once a week and take 12 hours 10 minutes. This includes a stopover
in Harare (Zimbabwe). Find the route in an atlas. Which
countries do you fly over?
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What time will it be in Lilongwe when
you land if you leave here at 21:25? (Don't forget to check on
any world time difference.)
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If you visit Malawi you will be advised to
take a course of anti-malaria pills and vaccinations for Hepatitis
A, polio and typhoid. Are any of these diseases common in
Britain? Why?
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Malawi has five National Parks in spite of
being a comparatively small country. Here the country's many
species are protected. You can stay overnight in the park, if you
book in advance. Which creatures might you see? Name some of the
National Parks in Britain - do you know anything about any of them?
Why have they been developed? Are they similar or different to
those of Malawi?
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The main river is the Shire (pronounced
the Shiree). Where the river runs out of Lake Malawi it is at a
height of 500 metres. When it leaves the country it has dropped to
50 metres. What features could you see along the river showing
this huge drop in level? Can you draw the pathway to show examples
of the feature?
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