The first people to settle in Morocco were called the Berber people. They were nomads who decided to set up life in Morocco due to it being so close to the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. It also has an array of climates ranging from beaches, to mountains and the desert. Berbers were different tribes of families that each had their own rules and leaders. With this unorganized way of living came many outside people invading Morocco and taking over.
Invasions of Morocco began with the Phoenicians in the 12th century BC. They were then overthrown by the Carthaginians. With the rise of the Roman Empire came the reign by the Romans. The largest invasion that impacted the Moroccan culture for what it is today was the Spaniards in the 16th-17th centuries. Each of these invasions led to different types of people settling in on Moroccan land. Most of the population today is Arabic and Muslim but have strong influences by all the past leaders of the country in their culture. Arabic being the primary language and followed by French and Spanish as secondary languages.
Originally there were many Jewish people who made up the population in Morocco but recently with conflicts in the middle east, many people have left and now less than one percent of the population is Jewish. There are also few people left who are descendants of the Spanish people who came over in the 16th and 17th century. Most people who still live in the Saharan areas of the country are descendants of sub-saharan African people and speak their own dialects of language.
Most people live in the coastal area along the beaches and only a tiny population of the people live in the Saharan desert areas. Morocco has an overall large population for the size of the country and the amount of habitable land. Since it does contain part of the desert it is not expected to have many people living in that area. The soils in which makes Morocco a good source of crops and farms are tirs, dhess, rmel, and haroucha. Morocco's main crop product is wheat.
Moroccans now inhabit urban areas of ancient cities that still hold a lot of history. The historical cities that were denied reconstruction remained the same as people moved into new cities called villes nouvelles around those major locations. You can compare it to people living right outside of New York City instead of in the heart of the city.
"History and Information of Ancient Morocco" Morocco.com
Retrieved in February 2015 http://www.morocco.com/culture/ancient-morocco/
World Atlas Map of Morocco. World Atlas
Retrieved in February 2015 http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/africa/manewzz.gif
Invasions of Morocco began with the Phoenicians in the 12th century BC. They were then overthrown by the Carthaginians. With the rise of the Roman Empire came the reign by the Romans. The largest invasion that impacted the Moroccan culture for what it is today was the Spaniards in the 16th-17th centuries. Each of these invasions led to different types of people settling in on Moroccan land. Most of the population today is Arabic and Muslim but have strong influences by all the past leaders of the country in their culture. Arabic being the primary language and followed by French and Spanish as secondary languages.
Originally there were many Jewish people who made up the population in Morocco but recently with conflicts in the middle east, many people have left and now less than one percent of the population is Jewish. There are also few people left who are descendants of the Spanish people who came over in the 16th and 17th century. Most people who still live in the Saharan areas of the country are descendants of sub-saharan African people and speak their own dialects of language.
Most people live in the coastal area along the beaches and only a tiny population of the people live in the Saharan desert areas. Morocco has an overall large population for the size of the country and the amount of habitable land. Since it does contain part of the desert it is not expected to have many people living in that area. The soils in which makes Morocco a good source of crops and farms are tirs, dhess, rmel, and haroucha. Morocco's main crop product is wheat.
Moroccans now inhabit urban areas of ancient cities that still hold a lot of history. The historical cities that were denied reconstruction remained the same as people moved into new cities called villes nouvelles around those major locations. You can compare it to people living right outside of New York City instead of in the heart of the city.
"History and Information of Ancient Morocco" Morocco.com
Retrieved in February 2015 http://www.morocco.com/culture/ancient-morocco/
World Atlas Map of Morocco. World Atlas
Retrieved in February 2015 http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/africa/manewzz.gif
Above in the map you can see the different areas of climate. Along the beach you have coastal lowlands where most of the population lives. You can also see that there is the Moulouya River that flows into the Mediterranean and is in-between many cities. Cities formed close to the river for fertile soil and water source.
Above you can see the population differences between 1955 and 2015 in Morocco. In 1955 there were a higher population of younger people than middle aged people.
"Income per person from 1914 to 2013"
Although you may not be able to see, these graphs above represent the annual income per person in Morocco. As a small country in Africa, I thought that it would be interesting to compare these because I do not see Morocco as a high income country. The dots on the first picture are very small because in 1914, no one was making nearly as much as they are now. Morocco's income per person in this year was about a little lower than average. In comparison to countries in Asia and America, they were making much less. As you see almost a hundred years go by, Morocco keeps up with the world pattern of income increasing. I would say they are closer to being in the middle to upper average compared to lower than average. This could have to do with the amount of major exports that come out of Morocco such as fabrics and oil or it could be that Morocco has became a more popular travel destination then bringing in more money to the country and people who work at resorts.
Although you may not be able to see, these graphs above represent the annual income per person in Morocco. As a small country in Africa, I thought that it would be interesting to compare these because I do not see Morocco as a high income country. The dots on the first picture are very small because in 1914, no one was making nearly as much as they are now. Morocco's income per person in this year was about a little lower than average. In comparison to countries in Asia and America, they were making much less. As you see almost a hundred years go by, Morocco keeps up with the world pattern of income increasing. I would say they are closer to being in the middle to upper average compared to lower than average. This could have to do with the amount of major exports that come out of Morocco such as fabrics and oil or it could be that Morocco has became a more popular travel destination then bringing in more money to the country and people who work at resorts.
The caption which you may not be able to see says income per person but this is actually for "Ratio of girls to boys in primary education from 1971 to 2007". (I am not sure why it would not change to the correct title I tried to see why, couldn't figure it out)
Since Morocco is known to have gender equality issues, I was interested in how this has changed over the years. I picked 1971 because it would not let me go earlier than that. I believe this is because no women were recorded before 1971 to be in the education system. They began closer the the lower middle area of the graph, having less girls to boys ratio. Thirty-six years later, Morocco is now towards the upper higher area of countries with girl to boy in primary school ratio. This shows how far women in Morocco have come to make this advancement. With more girls in school, they are being educated to be able to enter the real world and hold a job instead of just being married off and having children because they do not have any skills in life. This helps end the Patriarchy that Morocco is based on and promotes a better gender equality outlook.
Since Morocco is known to have gender equality issues, I was interested in how this has changed over the years. I picked 1971 because it would not let me go earlier than that. I believe this is because no women were recorded before 1971 to be in the education system. They began closer the the lower middle area of the graph, having less girls to boys ratio. Thirty-six years later, Morocco is now towards the upper higher area of countries with girl to boy in primary school ratio. This shows how far women in Morocco have come to make this advancement. With more girls in school, they are being educated to be able to enter the real world and hold a job instead of just being married off and having children because they do not have any skills in life. This helps end the Patriarchy that Morocco is based on and promotes a better gender equality outlook.