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Tanzania
Case study details
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the GNP for Tanzania? | $220 |
| What is the life expectancy for someone in Tanzania? | 60 for male 64 for female |
| How many people per doctor in Tanzania? | 4757 |
| What is the name of the nomadic people in Tanzania? | Masaai |
| How much of the population is rural? | 80% |
| What % of children go on to secondary school? | 8% |
| What is the name of the area on the coast that receives plentiful rainfall? | Dar es Salaam |
| What does MNC stand for? | Multi National Company |
| How many NGOs in Tanzania? | Over 2000 including Red Cross and World Vision |
| Give an example of what NGOs are doing to reduce disparities? | Volunteers going in to poor villages to educate them on farming methods |
| Which 2 natural factors can contribute to differences in development? | Soil type and climate |
| How many crops failed in Shinyanga 2003? | 85% of the crops failed! |
| How many children are born per woman in Tanzania? | 4.97( or 5) |
| What do Village Based Forests do? | Teach villagers how to raise seedlings to have sustainable forestry |
| What is the adult female literacy rate? | 46.3% |
| What is the population of Tanzania? | 59.7 million |
| What % live under the poverty line? | 33% |
| What is subsistence agriculture? | Living off what you grow only- no profit. |
| What types of crops are grown especially in the NW of Tanzania? | Banana,cassava,sisal,vanilla, coffee and tobacco. |
| What are the 2 main diseases that effect rural areas? | Malaria and AIDS |
| What spreads malaria? | Mosquitos |
| What percentage have access to safe water? | 56% just over half in rural areas |
| In rural areas what % of the roads are sealed? | 1%!! |
| How much does Tanzania earn from tourism? | 16% of it's GDP |
| What impact does tourism have on Tanzania? | Areas like Serengeti Plains, Mt Kilimanjaro Dar es Salaam with it's tropical beaches are much more developed. |
| What are indicators of development? | Sealed roads, electricity, clean running water, indoor flushing loos. INFRASTRUCTURE! |
| What is the average income per capita? | $700 US but much lower in the NW |
| Why is AIDS a problem in Tanzania? | It has the 5th highest rate of AIDS in the world. Rural areas are the worst. |
| What is the infant mortality rate? | 96/1000 compared to NZ with 5.7/1000 |
| What is a contributing factor to this very high infant mortality rate? | Lack of immunisation programmes especially in regions like Shinyanga, Kigoma |