Greece And Haiti Similarities
Elena Dimas
Ms. Owen
3rd period
November 3rd, 2017
Comparing Haiti and Greece Each country has unique qualities that no other country has. The differences between developing countries and developed countries has to do with the use of their economic resources, the income and employment opportunities of the country, how much industrialization the country has experienced, and the overall standard of living that their citizens experience. There are great differences in these areas between the countries of Haiti and Greece. This will unfold and be demonstrated by comparing locations and place, the various cultures, the different economies and the populations.
The longitude and latitudes of the two countries are as follows: Haiti is located at these coordinates 18.9712° N, 72.2852° W which is in the Caribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the Dominican Republic (The World Factbook). The location of Greece is plotted at these coordinates 39.0742° N, 21.8243° E which is in Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, …show more content…
Agriculture creates income for around two thirds of the working population. There are not many large farms. Haitians make a large amount of their money from cash crops which include sugar, cacao, coffee and mango, even though only a little portion of these crops are exported. Poverty is very common in Haiti, for instance 80% of Haitians struggle with severe poverty. It has been over a generation since there have been any wage increases. There is almost no industrial development. For example, most factories are just producing domestic products such as sugar and cement. The 2010 earthquake caused a major economic depression. Unfortunately the government has undergone corruption, which has caused political instability and a very inefficient government. The unemployment rate is very high. (The World
Ms. Owen
3rd period
November 3rd, 2017
Comparing Haiti and Greece Each country has unique qualities that no other country has. The differences between developing countries and developed countries has to do with the use of their economic resources, the income and employment opportunities of the country, how much industrialization the country has experienced, and the overall standard of living that their citizens experience. There are great differences in these areas between the countries of Haiti and Greece. This will unfold and be demonstrated by comparing locations and place, the various cultures, the different economies and the populations.
The longitude and latitudes of the two countries are as follows: Haiti is located at these coordinates 18.9712° N, 72.2852° W which is in the Caribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the Dominican Republic (The World Factbook). The location of Greece is plotted at these coordinates 39.0742° N, 21.8243° E which is in Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, …show more content…
Agriculture creates income for around two thirds of the working population. There are not many large farms. Haitians make a large amount of their money from cash crops which include sugar, cacao, coffee and mango, even though only a little portion of these crops are exported. Poverty is very common in Haiti, for instance 80% of Haitians struggle with severe poverty. It has been over a generation since there have been any wage increases. There is almost no industrial development. For example, most factories are just producing domestic products such as sugar and cement. The 2010 earthquake caused a major economic depression. Unfortunately the government has undergone corruption, which has caused political instability and a very inefficient government. The unemployment rate is very high. (The World