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19 Cards in this Set
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Where is Ethiopia located? |
East Central Africa, in the Horn of Africa Landlocked by 6 countries Africa's 2nd most populated area |
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Describe the climate of the west of Ethiopia |
4500m Thin soil Upland (mountainous) Wettest region (long rainy season) 1200 - 2000mm rain per year 25-35°C |
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Describe the climate of central Ethiopia |
2 rainy seasons and 1 dry season 400-800mm rain per year 25-40°C |
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Describe the climate of the east of Ethiopia |
2 rainy seasons and 2 dry seasons 0-300mm of rain 30-40°C Overgrazing and desertification |
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What is the importance of natural resources? |
20% of exports Reserves of gold, oil and gas |
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What is the HDI? |
0.435 |
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What is the GNI? |
$505 World average is $10,858 |
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Do they have a trade defeceit? |
Yes - $8 billion |
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What do they import? |
$11 billion Petroleum, trucks, fertilisers, wheat |
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What do they export? |
$3 billion Food, flowers |
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Name two of their trading partners |
China India Germany |
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What TNCs (Transnational Companies) are here? |
H&M - textiles manufacture and education |
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What is the population (and percentage growth)? |
94 million 2.6% per year |
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Describe the type of employment |
80% primary sector Increasing tertiary sector due to tourism |
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Define subsistence farming |
Only growing enough food for you (no profit) |
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What is the percentage of children in primary education (1990 and 2015) |
1990 - 50% 2015 - 96% The percentage of girls in education has doubled since 2000 |
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Give the percentage of literacy rate |
36% |
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Give the infant mortality rate (1990 and 2015) and some facts as to why it has decreased |
1990 - 97/1000 2015 - 45/1000 65% of children get vaccinated 100% get free mosquito nets 89% live within 1km of a doctor 4% have Internet access 12% own mobile phones |
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Where is Ethiopia on the Rostow model and why? |
Stage 2 - preconditions for take off Largely agricultural but developing technology, education and healthcare |
