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)
It leads to increased reliance on tourism.
It leads to increased reliance on tourism.
It leads to increased reliance on mechanized agriculture.
It leads to increased reliance on mechanized agriculture.
It results in a higher percentage of the population living below the poverty line.
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Deforestation in Haiti has significant negative economic impacts compared to the Dominican Republic. Considering the data presented, the most relevant conclusion is:
It results in a higher percentage of the population living below the poverty line.
This is evident as Haiti has a much higher poverty rate (58.5%) compared to the Dominican Republic (21%), and deforestation may exacerbate this issue by affecting agricultural productivity, which is a critical sector for both economies.
