Ethiopia Flashcards
What is ethiopias annual economic growth?
10%
What is the gdp per capita in Ethiopia?
700
Where is ethiopias geographical location?
A land looked country that sits above the equator
What are ethiopias neighbouring countries?
Kenya, Sudan Djibouti Eritrea
Where are the Highlands in Ethiopia?
Western and central
What are the issues with Highland in ethiopia
Difficult to farm and use machinery
What is the soil like in the Highlands?
Sticky and boggy in the winter
Concrete like in the summer
There is more farming on rhe lowland bc of this. What are the downsides.
Overgrazing causes desertification
Lots of mosquitos in the lowland cause malaria damaging the working pop
Clate of the Western highlands
.25 to 40 degreess
1200 to 2000mm of annual rainfall
.wet season may to October
.Good for crops
Central area climate
.2 rainy seasons
.1 dry season
.unreliable rainfall
400 to 800 mm annual
Lowlands climate
.in the east are drier and hotter
.30 to 40 degrees
.2 rainy 2 dry unreliable
.average 0 300 mm
Issues with climate
To dry in the cental and East for healthy crops
Yield is unreliable.
Has to import
What basically materials has ethiopia got, has this helped development
.minerals like gold
.natural gas
.no wthiopia needs better infrastructure and transport links
.landlocked
What are ethiopias main exports?
Pulses and oilseeds 15%
Livestock 23%
Flowers 7%
Coffee 28%
Why are primary goods unreliable for the economy?
.weather dependent yield
.Prices vary with quantity
.earn less, you need a lot
.pests plus disease wipe out crops
Which country does ethiopia import from and export to the most?
China
1935
.abyssinia
.one of the only 2 African countries not to be colonised bu Europe.
1942 to 74
Ethiopia suffered after ww2 dye to loss of life and I stability.
Drought ad famine, military was able to oust government
Italian infra was not improved further
1935 to 41
Italian colony until aided back to independence by britian
1974 to 87
14 mill died civil war Monarchy abolished .government took land and kicked owners .migration refugees economic decline .50000 killed 1.5 mill for ed to leave home
1984 85
Agricultural productivity decline
1984 5 famine.
Drought high food prices kille 1mill
Government and charity aided 2 mill however the country has been food deficient since
1991 2001
Su collapse loss of funding for Ethiopian government
Became democratic
Free trade
Help from other countries
2001 after 9 11
USA gives more support
Agricultural productivity and economy gradually rise
Teaching farmers new skills to better yield
Stable government
Benefits of independence
Own beneficial trade deals
Free trade, more money to send on services
TNCs
Transnational corporation
Tnc positive
Employment Income Foreign stable currency Pay more than local Invest infra New technology and skills Other business
Tnc negs
Lack of regulation Move out little notice Employ children Low wages Profits don't stay in country Poor and unsafe working conditions Long hours Outcompete local companies
What is ethiopia encouraging the weakening of?
Labour laws to encourage tncs
Decreases labour protection
Rhiopias pop
94 mill
13th most populous
Percentage pop growth
2.6 percent annual
Lie expectancy
63yrs
What is the country reliant on?
Agriculture
89 exports
80 all jobs
Amount in tertiary jobs
2..5 mill
HDI of ethiopia
0.435
How many world heritage sites
9
Br
33
Dr
9
High natural increase
Large pop working class Encourages service investment
Problems with high nat increase
More children to support
Hawassa products
Garments and textiles
Objectives of the park
Generate foreign currency
Employment opportunities
Technology transfer
3 countries that use hawassa
India China usa
Benefits for hawassa in ethiopia
Cheap skilled labour
Less beaurocratic government
What has hwassa done
Generated 1 bill dollars
Employed 100 000 people
Improvements
96% in school
93% girls in primary
Maternal mortality drop 23%
65% children get vaccines
Problems
3333 people per doctor
Adult literacy rate 36 %
More males than females in education
Only one telecoms company high prices
