Ghana Flashcards
What does NEE stand for
New emerging country
What does LIC stand for
Low income country
What does HIC stand for
High income country
Where is ghana
On the border of the south Atlantic Ocean in Ghana on the hook of Africa on cape coast
Where is lake Volta
On the right side of Ghana’s map
Why was the dam built
To create hydro electricity and more water acces and food
What are 3 development indicators
Life expectancy
Adult litracy rate
%with acces to clean water
Why is Ghana a LIC
Because is development and history and socio-economic reasons
What are the three reasons Ghana may be less developed
Historical,sociology-economic,environmental
What is the human development indicator
Human development indicator is made up of 3 indicators income,life expectancy,education.
What is hydro electricity
Hydro electricity is a way of enhancing power through water motion such as using water prepellas to move from water to make electricity
Ghana has a deforestation problem, why
Because there are logging companies who are chopping down trees for money and it is destroying its rainforests and creating more deserts
Name 1 historical reason why Ghana is less developed
It was a British colony for years and had the slave trade there and it only stopped around 70 years ago
Name 1 economic reason why Ghana is less developed
It has barley any money and has to loan it all from other countries or the world bank
Name 1 environmental reason why Ghana is a less developed country
Logging companies are destroying the rainforests and they are making more and more deserts and no places for animals to live in
