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Demographic Transition In Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone’s site is in Western Africa on the coast, bordering the Atlantic Ocean. In relation to situation Guinea is to the north and northeast of Sierra Leone, and Liberia is to the south and southeast. Its neighbor, Liberia, in recent events has spread the fatal disease of Ebola to Sierra Leone. Ebola is a disease of humans and other primates caused by an Ebola virus. Typically, Sierra Leone has about four regions. They are the Coastal Guinean Mangroves, the Wooded Hill Country, an Upland Plateau, and the Eastern Mountains. Eastern Sierra Leone is a region of large plateaus with high mountains, where Mount Bintumani rises to 1,948 meters or 6,391 ft. That is the tallest mountain in Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone is a very poor …show more content…
Of that 6 million Freetown holds about 1,170,200 and counting. Stage 2 countries have a high crude birth rate and natural increase rates, declining crude death rates, and are countries that have just recently gone through the industrial revolution. Looking at the chart of the demographic transition it shows why Sierra Leone is still in stage 2.Although the birth rates are declining they are still very high in comparison to wealthier countries in stage 4 of demographic transition. The death rates are declining because of the increased medical technology, but still relatively high because of limited medical …show more content…
Relocation diffusion is almost always coupled with folk culture because of the fact that folk culture spreads slowly and changes from place to place. Pop culture is different because it spreads fast and changes from time to time. Different parts of Sierra Leone practice different things and because of that there are often many disputes. This keeps them from developing and has hindered it since the beginning of its existence. Despite distinctive variations in language and local traditions in different regions, Sierra Leoneans today are united by many factors, such as their shared lingua franca Krio and even sporting events, especially when the national football (soccer) team plays. At the same time, a declining economy, declining infrastructure, and deteriorating health conditions have prevented the country's progress, and have to some extent slowed the development of a strong sense of pride or shared cultural identity, especially in the rural areas outside the capital

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