Madagascar VS United States
Third world VS First world
Madagascar Description
Why is Madagascar a developing country, its indicators?
- Madagascar has lower rates of improved water source with only 74%
- Madagascar's health expediture per capita ($US) is only $16
- In Madagascar there are only 26 motor vehicles per 1000 people
- Only 19% of the population have acess to electricity in Madagascar
- Madagascars mortality rate is 62 per 1000
United States Indicators
- US 100% improved water source
- US the health expediture per capita is $8,362
- In the US, 802 per 1000 people own a motor vehicle
- US mortality rate is only 8 per 1000
Map of Madagascar
Madagascar is at the south east of Africa. It used to be a part of Africa, millions of years ago. Madagascar is roughly the size of France or Texas. It's co-ordinates are 20 00 South, 47 00 East.
Flora and Fauna
Madagascar is the only country to inhabit the now endangered lemurs. The only reason why lemurs exist today is beacause of Madagascars isolation. Lemurs are a perfect example of why we need to help Madagascar become a more developed country, to save the rare and unique distribution of flora and fauna that survive there.
Geography
Madagascar has narrow coastal plain, high plateau and mountains in the center. The coastline is 4,828km long and owns a total of 587,040 sq km of land and sea. The climate of Madagascar is tropical along the coast with many forests and habitats that are slowly being destroyed be deforestation.