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Estimated Statistics	Haiti	Dominican Republic
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)	US$ 32.72 billion	US$ 197.73 billion
GDP Per Capita	US$ 2,905	US$ 18,413
Population below poverty line	58.5%	21%
Occupation	
Agriculture 38.1% 
Industry 11.5% 
Service 50.4%

Agriculture 14.4% 
Industry 20.8% 
Service 67.7%

Industries	textiles, sugar refining, flour milling, cement, light assembly using imported parts	tourism, sugar processing, gold mining, textiles, cement, tobacco, electrical components, medical devices 
Agricultural products	sugar cane, cassava, mangoes/guavas, plantains, bananas, yams, avocados, maize, rice, vegetables	sugar cane, bananas, papayas, rice, plantains, milk, avocados, fruit, pineapples, coconuts 
Haiti and the Dominican Republic share an island. Deforestation is much worse in Haiti than in the Dominican Republic. Based on these facts and the economic data in the chart, how does deforestation affect Haiti in comparison to the Dominican Republic?

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Responses

increased Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
increased Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - no response given

It leads to increased reliance on mechanized agriculture.
It leads to increased reliance on mechanized agriculture. - incorrect

It results in a higher percentage of the population living below the poverty line. 
It results in a higher percentage of the population living below the poverty line.  - no response given

It leads to increased reliance on tourism.

GPT-4o mini · Answer

Deforestation has significant negative effects on Haiti compared to the Dominican Republic, particularly in relation to the economic and social conditions of the two countries. Based on the provided data, the most relevant response to how deforestation affects Haiti in comparison to the Dominican Republic is:

It results in a higher percentage of the population living below the poverty line.

Haiti has a much higher percentage of its population living below the poverty line (58.5%) compared to the Dominican Republic (21%). Deforestation in Haiti exacerbates the economic conditions, affecting agricultural productivity and leading to increased poverty rates. In contrast, the Dominican Republic, with better management and a lower poverty rate, may not face the same level of issues related to deforestation.