Haiti Earthquake Research Paper

In order to understand Haiti we must first put ourselves in their shoes. At one stage or another, every man, woman, or child will be faced with at least one issue that is now happening in Haiti. The issues involving Haiti has been a popular topic for the past two years. Since January twelfth two-thousand and ten. There are many factors which influenced the development of Haiti. Many people have abandoned Haiti over the past years. They have also given up hope for Haiti. Haiti is heralded by economic issues both political and social, foreign issues, military issues (minustah), presidential issues, and the recent earthquake. I plan to explain each of these factors in detail and give

Though Haiti might be beautiful, I would rather live in the United States. There are plenty of beautiful in this county. The United States is better because the economy is greater, the food is better, and there are way better living conditions than Haiti.

Haiti, located on the Island of Hispaniola between Cuba and Puerto Rico in the Caribbean, shares the island with the Dominican Republic. With a population of seven million and an area of 10, 714 square miles, it is about the size of Maryland. The capital and largest city, Port-Au-Prince, has a population of more than 800,000 (Factsheet, 2003). The per capita annual income is $ 248, with a daily wage rate of three dollars.

Haiti is a prime example of how human needs in one area of the world are interdependent with social conditions elsewhere in the world. Haiti, for most of its history has been overwhelmed with economic

The national population is continuing to increase at a 1.17% growth rate, which appears small, but consider that most developed countries have negative population growth rates. This is caused by two main factors; continuous births in a state that cannot support them, and the deportation of Haitians from the Dominican Republic, who’s population is decreasing. More than that, Haiti still lies in ruins following the 2010 earthquake, which, as previously mentioned, leaves a large percentage of the population without shelter, food, or work. Even worse is that Haiti’s economic status is continually deteriorating, caused by the previous two factors; population growth and geographic destruction. For that matter it is not helping the global economy at all, as a developed country would. Data shows that Haiti is truly the most under-developed country in the Western Hemisphere. This is due to the fact that it “is the most densely populated country in the Western Hemisphere” (Aronson 1), the fact that it is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and has the least income per person, the fact that it does not have nearly enough food, shelter, clothing, water, or work for all of its people. With that, Haiti shows no signs of improvement in the near future, as it has nothing to build up

In health care spending, Haiti ranks last in the western hemisphere, spending only US$83 per capita annually on health care. An even more striking figure is that there are only 25 physicians and 11 nurses per 100,000 population, although that number has been increasing recently due to an influx of Cuban trained Haitian doctors (MEDICC). Even in the capital city of Port-au-Prince medical care is limited with doctors and hospitals often requiring immediate cash payment for health services.

Haiti is on the island of Hispaniola which it imparts to the Dominican Republic. Haiti’s political system is not just unstable, but it is also hazardous. When Haiti became independent there has been many distractions. Most of the population of Haiti are labor workers that work day and night. Haiti is one of the most poorest countries. When Haiti didn’t have a stable government it was chaotic. In Haiti men were tortured and sent to death, while the women were raped and killed because they wanted wanted to become a writer. People were a massacred because they tried to elope from Dominican Republic. In 1957 an election was held by Duvalier who declared himself to be the president until he dies. He stole land and money from the workers for himself.

Haiti was inhabitant of its native people known as Taino until it was Spanish settlers, including Christopher Columbus, arrived and infected the environment with diseases in 1492. France eventually made its way towards the island and half of the island became French, later to be known as Haiti. When it was first established, it quickly became a rich island due to the production of sugar and other agricultural products. The French quickly brought over African slaves in order to complete the work which needed to be done. Towards the end of the eighteenth century, the slaves led a successful revolt which eventually led to their independence in 1804. Haiti was the first nation to be led by Africans in the Americas. Today however it has become the poorest nation in the world. It has suffered through multiple natural disasters which have made with economy suffer as well. Due to the fact the island lies on a fault line, the area is more prone to earthquakes occurring. The island is also hurt by hurricanes and tropical storms due to the different air types colliding. Coastal erosion is also constantly affecting the

Haiti is the second largest Caribbean Island. It occupies a third of the western part of the island it shares with the Dominican Republic. Haiti is also made up of several islands that surround the main territory. The capital is Port-au-Prince. It rains between November and March in the North of the island and between May and October in the South. “Once covered by forest, the country has been heavily logged for wood and fuel and to clear land for farming, and is now largely deforested.” Haiti is divided into “nine administrative departments.” Besides the capital, other important cities are Cap-Haitien and Gonaives.  “Haiti is the most densely populated country in Latin America and has the lowest per

Haiti is one of the regions with the highest HIV infection rate, especially in Caribbean. About 3% of adults are infected. The reason for that are poverty, sexual partners, gender, and almost non-existing health care.

Haiti is located in Central America, and is also bordered by the Caribbean Sea. The size of the country is comparable to the state of Maryland in the United States; however, it is marginally smaller. As of July 2016, the estimated population was 10,485,800. (CIA) Haiti is probably most well known for being the location where a devastating earthquake hit. This earthquake took place in 2010, and it killed more than 200,000 people. (BBC News) The earthquake completely destroyed not only the land, but also the economy. I chose this country because I was curious to find out exactly how the earthquake affected the country’s economy. I also chose this country because not a whole lot of people talk about Haiti, and I don’t really know anything

Environmental issues in Haiti consist of a severe deforestation problem, overpopulation, a lack of sanitation, natural disasters, and food insecurity. A main reason for these environmental issues is that there is not enough protection or management of the country's natural resources. Other environmental issues, such as decreases and reduce in precipitation and more severe natural disasters, will probably rise in Haiti because of climate change. Experts approve that Haiti needs to approve new policies and guidelines to address the issues that already exist and to prepare for the effects of climate change. Haiti's dependence on agriculture to support its economy is another main reason for deforestation. The lack of sanitation and sewerage treatment

Haiti is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western third of the island of Hispaniola. It is the third largest Caribbean nation with a population of 10.4 million which makes it the most populous full-member state of the Caribbean community. Haiti is also the poorest country in the Americas as measured by the human development index. Haiti is so poor that people used to work as restavecs(unpaid household servant).half of the children in Haiti are unvaccinated.2%of the total population are hiv +.because of poverty only the sanitation condition of Haiti is very poor which results in increase of diseases.

Shi Yin (Miranda) 20152743 The analysis of the Haiti and the Dominican Republic Haiti is located on the western part of the Hispaniola Island, occupying 37.5% island sharing with the Dominican Republic. Haiti has a total area of 27,750 square kilometers with the population of 10,604,00 in 2015. The official language is French and Haitian Creole. The most of ethnic groups in Haiti is Black.

The January 12, 2010 Haiti Earthquake caused an enormous destruction in the Caribbean nation. Hospitals and government buildings collapsed along with an unbelievable amount of homes. Tens of thousands of people were killed, and many more were wounded. The disaster added more misery to people already struggling to get by with everyday life. Haiti is one of the poorest nations in the world. The January 12 quake demolished almost every major building in Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. About 5,000 schools in the city were destroyed or damaged. Throughout Haiti, more than 220,000 people were killed, and more than 1 million were left homeless. A few days after the quake, the number of survivors stood at 121 as hopes of finding more became