Afghanistan-Alex+Britcher

= AP Human Geography Name: Alex Britcher = __HDI Rank__ 0.229 Not Ranked __GDP__ $35,000,000,000 __Primary Sector Jobs__ 1.Opium Farmer 2.”Harvesting/Mining” Natural gas 3. Mining copper 4. Farmer 5.   __Secondary Sector Jobs__ 1. Refining Opium 2. Construction (rebuilding roads/buildings) 3. Making rugs 4.  5.   __Tertiary Sector Jobs__ 1.Trading Opium 2.Terrorist 3.Textile factory worker 4. Doctor 5. Banker __Raw Materials__ 1.Natural Gas 2.Petroleum 3.Coal 4.Copper 5.Chromite __Education__ Currently Afghanistan is attempting to improve education but is struggling due to lack of funds. Now that the Taliban is no longer in control women are allowed in schools. However, because the majority of teachers are males and some families believe that girls should have female teachers; many girls do not attend school. Also, there are several colleges in Afghanistan and more being built. __Literacy__ 28.1% __Life Expectancy__ Total: 43.77 Male: 43.6 Female: 43.96 __Infant Mortality Rate__ 157.43/ 1,000 __Natural Increase Rate__ 26.25 __Crude Birth Rate__ 46.21/ 1,000 __GDI Rank and the factors that influence the ranking__ If Afghanistan were to have a GDI rank it would be in the bottom third of the list. While women may be legally equal to men in Afghanistan, their culture still opresses them. **__Industry__** __Types of industry found in the country__ 1. Natural Gas Production 2. Precious and Semi-precious stones 3. Copper 4. Making and exporting rugs 5. Textiles __ Site factors for industry __ 1. Easy access to cheap labor 2. Transportation is difficult because of  crappy roads 3.  4.   5.   __Situational factors for industry__ 1. Large amount of proven natural gas  reserves 2. “Police action” makes business harder with attacks and gunfire 3. Abundant variety of raw materials 4.  5.
 * Unit 6: Country’s Development Analysis **
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__Types of energy used by the country__ In Afghanistan 36.3% of electricity comes from fossil fuels and the remaining 63.7% comes from hydroelectric power. Out of the 1.042 billion kWh Afghanistan uses 200 million kWh is imported. Other than electricity a lot of energy comes from burning wood. __Problems associated with energy in the country __ While no official studies have been done on pollution in Afghanistan recently, it is still possible to see the presence in it. In Kabul one can see a layer of smog from the burning of wood for energy. __Pollution issues__ There are a lot of remains from war in Afghanistan. There are still thousands of unexploded land mines present along with scattered remains of vehicles. __What your country is doing to stave off pollution__ While Afghanistan is not doing much of anything to combat pollution, several international organizations are trying to help. However, it is difficult to get aid because of the violence in the country.

Compare and Contrast

While Afghanistan  may not be doing very good they are at least doing better than Ethiopia . Afghanistan ’s GDP, $35 billion, is very good in comparison to Ethiopia ’s, $700. Afghanistan  also has a lot more industry than Ethiopia . Although Afghanistan  may be better than in Ethiopia <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"> in most areas, <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Ethiopia <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"> still is doing better in a few. The infant mortality rate in <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Afghanistan <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">, 157.43/ 1000, is severely greater than that of <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Ethiopia <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">, 91.92/ 1000. While there are many differences between the two countries there are also a lot of similarities. One major similarity is that while both countries have little water the majority of their electricity comes from hydroelectric power. Also, since each country is in such a deplorable condition neither is doing much about pollution. Finally, another similarity is in the main type of primary job, mining. Both countries have a large amount of resources that need to be mined.

In comparison to Germany, Afghanistan looks pathetic. While Germany has an impressive literacy rate of 99% Afghanistan only has a 28.1%. Also, the average life expectancy in Germany exceeds that of Afghanistan by about 35 years. Germany has a NIR of -.03%, showing that they are in stage 4 of the Demographic Transition model while Afghanistan’s 26.25% puts them in a definite stage 2. While the two countries may be drastically different they share a few similarities. First of all they both have a lot of industry involving the refining of raw materials. Also, both countries have natural gas reserves.