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Western Sahara Research Paper

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Western Sahara is located on the northwest coast of Africa bordered by Morocco, Mauritania, and Algeria. It is mostly part of the Sahara desert. Western Sahara is one of the most sparsely populated territories in the world. Their climate is hot, dry desert, rain is rare, the cold offshore air currents produces fog and heavy dew. Due to the fact that The Western Sahara is mostly desert, we can not build a highway through here, but it could be built on the coast. Western Sahara’s territory is 85% under Moroccan control. Since the 1930s, most Sahrawis have been compelled to adopt to sedentary lifestyle and to live in urban settings as a result of fighting. Their most recent GDP is 2,500. This would impact the highway because they wouldn’t be able …show more content…

Burkina Faso is located in Western Africa, north of Ghana. Burkina Faso has a rapid population growth as a result in this the highway would be useful when we finish building it and a few years in the future. Since Burkina Faso is a poor country they rely on their exports which are Cotton and gold and by building a highway they could get their shipments to the destinations faster. The recent GDP which is $1,800 would impact the highway because they wouldn’t be able to afford it. Burkina Faso formerly known as Upper Volta achieved independence from France in 1960.

Benin is my next country. Benin is located west of Africa bordering the Bight of Benin. Benin’s has a economy of free market that is underdeveloped, They depend on subsistence agriculture, cotton production, and regional trade. If we were to build a highway, the economy would pick up because, the highway would allow regional trading to be more efficient. Immigrants from West African countries came to Benin between 1992 and 2002 because of its political stability and porous borders. The current GDP is $2,200 this would mean they would not provide enough money to get it …show more content…

Cameroon is located in Central Africa, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria. Cameroon has a large youth population by building and highway it would help them get to their jobs and travel more. They also have Natural hazards such as volcanic activity with periodic releases of poisonous gases from Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun volcanoes. Mt. Cameroon last erupted in 2000, is the most frequently active volcano in West Africa. Lakes in Oku volcanic field have released fatal levels of gas on occasion, killing some 1,700 people in 1986. In Cameroon periodic droughts and flooding occurs. This would affect the highway by having no one using it.

My last county is Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea is located in Central Africa, between Cameroon and Gabon. Equatorial Guinea is one of the smallest countries in Africa. Equatorial Guinea experienced some sudden economic growth due to the discovery of large offshore oil. This is good because the income of the oil would help pay to build the highway. The climate is always hot, humid. This would affect the amount of people using it because if the hot temperature escalates too quickly no one would want to use it. Due to the rapid economic change the GDP rose over

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