homework September 13, 2010

Globalization is mentioned in this story because Mozambique gets a lot of wheat that they need for bread from Russia.  Mozambique is affected by globalization because Russia stopped exporting wheat.  Russia had a drought and needed to keep what little wheat they had for their own country. Mozambique now has to pay more for wheat because it is getting harder to find. 

Mozambique:

Location: coastal lowlands, and high plateaus, tropical climate

Population: 21,669,278

Life Expectancy: male: 41.83years,  female: 40.53 years

TFR: 5.13 children per woman

Religions: Catholic: 23.8%, Muslim: 17.8%, Zionist Christian: 17.5%, other 17.8%,

none: 23.1%

Literacy Rate: male: 63.5%, female: 32.7

Independance Day: June 25, 1975

Labor Force by occupation: agriculture: 81%, industry: 6%, service 13%

Population Below the poverty line: 70%

% of the land airable: 5.43%

Trannational issues: there are no disputes right now, the economy is weak