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1
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What is ethiopias annual economic growth?

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10%

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2
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What is the gdp per capita in Ethiopia?

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700

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Where is ethiopias geographical location?

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A land looked country that sits above the equator

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What are ethiopias neighbouring countries?

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Kenya, Sudan Djibouti Eritrea

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Where are the Highlands in Ethiopia?

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Western and central

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What are the issues with Highland in ethiopia

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Difficult to farm and use machinery

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7
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What is the soil like in the Highlands?

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Sticky and boggy in the winter

Concrete like in the summer

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There is more farming on rhe lowland bc of this. What are the downsides.

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Overgrazing causes desertification

Lots of mosquitos in the lowland cause malaria damaging the working pop

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Clate of the Western highlands

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.25 to 40 degreess
1200 to 2000mm of annual rainfall
.wet season may to October
.Good for crops

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Central area climate

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.2 rainy seasons
.1 dry season
.unreliable rainfall
400 to 800 mm annual

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Lowlands climate

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.in the east are drier and hotter
.30 to 40 degrees
.2 rainy 2 dry unreliable
.average 0 300 mm

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Issues with climate

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To dry in the cental and East for healthy crops
Yield is unreliable.
Has to import

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What basically materials has ethiopia got, has this helped development

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.minerals like gold
.natural gas
.no wthiopia needs better infrastructure and transport links
.landlocked

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What are ethiopias main exports?

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Pulses and oilseeds 15%
Livestock 23%
Flowers 7%
Coffee 28%

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Why are primary goods unreliable for the economy?

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.weather dependent yield
.Prices vary with quantity
.earn less, you need a lot
.pests plus disease wipe out crops

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16
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Which country does ethiopia import from and export to the most?

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China

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17
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1935

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.abyssinia

.one of the only 2 African countries not to be colonised bu Europe.

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1942 to 74

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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

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1935 to 41

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Italian colony until aided back to independence by britian

20
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1974 to 87

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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
21
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1984 85

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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

22
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1991 2001

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Su collapse loss of funding for Ethiopian government
Became democratic
Free trade
Help from other countries

23
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2001 after 9 11

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USA gives more support
Agricultural productivity and economy gradually rise
Teaching farmers new skills to better yield
Stable government

24
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Benefits of independence

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Own beneficial trade deals

Free trade, more money to send on services

25
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TNCs

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Transnational corporation

26
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Tnc positive

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Employment 
Income
Foreign stable currency
Pay more than local
Invest infra
New technology and skills
Other business
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Tnc negs

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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
28
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What is ethiopia encouraging the weakening of?

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Labour laws to encourage tncs

Decreases labour protection

29
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Rhiopias pop

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94 mill

13th most populous

30
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Percentage pop growth

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2.6 percent annual

31
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Lie expectancy

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63yrs

32
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What is the country reliant on?

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Agriculture
89 exports
80 all jobs

33
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Amount in tertiary jobs

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2..5 mill

34
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HDI of ethiopia

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0.435

35
Q

How many world heritage sites

A

9

36
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Br

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33

37
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Dr

A

9

38
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High natural increase

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Large pop working class
Encourages service investment
39
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Problems with high nat increase

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More children to support

40
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Hawassa products

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Garments and textiles

41
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Objectives of the park

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Generate foreign currency
Employment opportunities
Technology transfer

42
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3 countries that use hawassa

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India China usa

43
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Benefits for hawassa in ethiopia

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Cheap skilled labour

Less beaurocratic government

44
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What has hwassa done

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Generated 1 bill dollars

Employed 100 000 people

45
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Improvements

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96% in school
93% girls in primary
Maternal mortality drop 23%
65% children get vaccines

46
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Problems

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3333 people per doctor
Adult literacy rate 36 %
More males than females in education
Only one telecoms company high prices

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