Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Why is Haiti so poor? - Haiti History

1) The Haitian Population doesn't have gread industry skills, thats why, Haiti wasn't alowed to trade with the rest of the world.

2) There isn't alot of coherant cash crop in Haiti since the plantations were seperated into individual land parcals.

3) In the 17th and 18th centuries, Haiti was one of the richest countries in the world.

4) Most of the population works in the farming division.

5) Two thirds of the population is living of subsidence farming are vulnerable to tropical storms that ruin their crops and erode the land.

6) Haiti has been a big victim of hurricanes since 2008.

7) Haiti was a considerable lack of human natural resources.

8) Haiti doesn't trade with other polity outside the country a lot.

9) Not a lot of industries are found around Haiti, so to make money, most citizens must sell old clothes, soap and pencils.

10) 80% of the population is living in poverty.

1 comment:

Michael said...

Try to delete the first comment, Emma.

You've got some pretty difficult facts here, Emma. It is easy to see why Haiti is so poor. #3, 10, don't tell WHY Haitians are living in poverty.

mh