Turkey-+Sam+Wendler

HDI Rank (84-127 .775) GDP (8900) Primary Sector Jobs (Mining, drilling, lumber, farming, fishing) Secondary Sector Jobs (Auto manufacturing, clothes making, food . processing, paper making, electrical appliance . manufacturing) Tertiary Sector Jobs (liaison, construction, tourism, teaching, military   Raw Materials  (coal, gold, iron ore, copper, mercury)   Consumer Goods  (Cars, clothes, TV’s, computers, washers,. dryers, microwaves, radios Education (starts at age 6 with 8 years of primary edu. . Then 3 or more of secondary) Literacy (87.4) Life Expectancy (male 70.43, female 75.46, and total 72.88) Infant Mortality Rate (38.33/1000) Natural Increase Rate (1.04%) Crude Birth Rate (16.4/1000) GDI Rank 71-177… Life expectancy male 70.43, female. . 75.46, edu/literacy 93.9 male 80.6 female. . . incomes???
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Types of industry found in the country Textile, auto manufacturing, petroleum,. mining, electronic manufacturing)  Site factors for industry  lots of coastline, large city’s-sparsely . populated otherwise, mountainous, . connects to large continents   Situational factors for industry Cheap labour, near Europe, close to . unstable Middle East, located in/near oil .  rich areas
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Types of energy used by the country Electrical, conventional thermal. (nat gas and coal) hydroelectric Problems associated with energy in the country Turkey has to import a lot of what they need to make their energy. Turkey is trying to get atomic power, and will have it in the near future. There is a large amount of renewable energy in the country that is not taken advantage of.
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Pollution issues Water pollution is a serious problem from the chemicals that are dumped. In the cities there is a serious threat of air pollution. Oil spills from oil tankers. What your country is doing to stave off pollution In 1991 the Environment ministry was formed and has already cuased a large reduction of air pollution in Ankara and Istanbul. Comparisons Russia (Tiffine) Turkey and Russia are obviously very different, apart from size, language and all the obvious things, more subtle things are different such as the infant mortality rate of 38-11 (respectively) per thousand. In addition the NIR of Turkey is 1.o4% where Russia's is -.484%. In addition the difference in the literacy rate is 87.4- 99.4 (Turkey to Russia.) However, both do have high education rates, both almost at 100% of children attending school. Another similarity is that their HDI is only .25 off. In addition they share many of the same primary jobs such as mining, farming and lumber. Italy (Josh) Italy and Turkey are two very different cultures that actually have a lot in common. For example both countries have many of the same jobs and industry such as the production of cars and clothes. In addition both countries have a lot of coastline with very hilly/mountainous interiors. Also both countries rely heavily on imports to keep their country running. However, many differences are still present; for instance, the GDP in Turkey is $8,900, while in Italy it is $28,529. The HDI is also very different in the countries .775-.941(Turkey-Italy.) Finally Italy is much many more agricultural related primary jobs where Turkey has a much more diverse set of primary jobs. Germany (Ashley) Germany and Turkey have many similarities due to their long history of economic cooperation. For example both countries have many of the same jobs in all sectors; mining and lumber in primary, food processing and automobiles in secondary, and in tertiary they both share the production of electronic goods. In addition their some of their main industries, automobile and electronic manufacturing, are the same. Also, like Turkey and many other European countries, they have to import most of their energy. However, also like the rest of Europe, the difference between Germany and Turkey’s GDP is $29,461 and $8,900. in addition the NIR is very different, Germany’s NIR is -.3% while Turkey’s is 1.04. Finally the years that children are required to attend school is different, oddly enough Germany only requires 9 years while Turkey requires 11. Review/future Right now, in the eyes of the world Turkey is quite small and insignificant. In both HDI and GDI they are quite high in the rankings (84-127 in HDI and 71-177 in GDI.) Also when compared to MDC’s it is apparent that Turkey is quite far behind the rest, for example most Western and Southern European countries have GDP’s in the upper to mid $20,000 where Turkeys is only $8,900, less than a third of what Europe is. The literacy rate is also quite low in Turkey at 87.4%, this is most likely due to the lack of education in older age groups and females because Turkey does have a high participation rate in school. Another significant statistics is the very high infant mortality rate of 38.33/1000, much higher than most developed countries. However, the future does look bright for Turkey, with a high rate of education the now younger ages will soon become the government and business leaders of Turkey and will hopefully take Turkey in a golden age. In addition Turks are now concerned over pollution issues and are fighting air and water pollution all over Turkey. Also, the desire of Turkey to be in the EU will most likely result in even more of a need to become accepted by Europe which will require certain development such as equality for both sexes. The near future looks bright for Turkey with such things as nuclear power and a foothold in the oil industry. If the development in Turkey continues as it is I believe Turkey will be a successful MDC, but one without little influence on the world, as it does now. Resources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey Random facts http://www.indexmundi.com/turkey/ Random facts https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tu.html Random facts http://www.eia.doe.gov/cabs/Turkey/Background.html for energy and pollution