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The Gaza Strip

The Gaza Strip. By Nicole Pouy Pd. 12. Basic Info : the Gaza Strip. Location- in the Middle East, bordering Israel, Egypt and the Mediterranean Population: 1,551,859 people Culture- Palestinian Arab Languages- Arabic, some Hebrew, and English

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The Gaza Strip

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  1. The Gaza Strip By Nicole Pouy Pd. 12

  2. Basic Info : the Gaza Strip Location- in the Middle East, bordering Israel, Egypt and the Mediterranean Population: 1,551,859 people Culture- Palestinian Arab Languages- Arabic, some Hebrew, and English Religions- 99.3% Muslim, 0.7% Christian Is not a country- it’s a territory! Gaza has been the target of violent, fatal attacks for decades, especially in 2009. Gaza is an LDC!

  3. Demographics • Population size-1,551,859 people World Rank: 149 • Sex ratio- birth to age 14: 1.06 males per female 14-64 years: 1.05 males per female 65 years and up: 0.68 males per female • Birth rate- 36.93 births per 1,000 of the population World Rank: 26 • Death rate- 3.44 deaths per 1,000 World Rank: 214 • Total fertility rate- 5.03 children per woman World Rank: 27 • Life expectancy-male 71.82 years | female 75.12 years World Rank: 110 • 10 year growth rate- 3.349% World Rank: 5

  4. Reasons For Growth? • Political/Social • Refugees! • -Currently, about 1 million people in Gaza are refugees assigned by the United Nations • -More refugees come to Gaza each year to escape violence between Israelis and Arabs • Since War on Gaza, there has been limited access to medical supplies, including birth control • Educational • Poor Education • -Due to poor economy, Gaza schools cannot afford materials • -Schools are also so crowded that a morning and afternoon session was created, and all students lose 2 hours of education as a result • -Less education=er fertility rate • Economical • Poor economy • -More children  more jobs per family  greater income • -More children  more people to help parents, including financially, when parents are older.

  5. Doubling Time… Its Math Time. 70/3.349= estimated 21 years for % Growth Rate of Gaza Pop.= 3.349% the population to double How long will it take for Gaza’s population to double to 3,103,718? Under 20 years

  6. …and Future Growth Population in 50 years: 10,436,567 people

  7. 2010 Population Pyramid of the Gaza Strip

  8. Changing Age Distribution of Gaza Today: Pre-Industrialized 2050: Industrializing

  9. Challenges Today Societal/ Health Societal/ Educational • Schools are over-crowded • To deal with this, some schools have created a morning session and afternoon session. As a result, students from either session lose 2 hours of their education every day • Salination of fresh water leading to dehydration • Water pollution leading to disease Environmental Economical • Soil degradation -Over-irrigation -There is no water that isn’t irrigated • Contamination of underground water sources • Pollution • 37% of population is unemployed • 80% of the population is below the poverty line • Limited exports due to soil degradation

  10. SOLUTIONS __________________  _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ • The UN proposed that medical supplies, food, and water be airlifted into the country, but Gaza is tightly guarded by Israel • Provide student exchange programs, financed by the U.S., for Gaza students to come to the U.S. for their education • Would provide a better education for Gaza students, which could lower birth rates • People could be hired to filter the water • Would provide jobs and limit the spread of disease • Dig more tunnels from Egypt to Gaza • Would provide jobs and allow for an easier passage for goods like food and medicine to enter the Gaza Strip • Station U.S. troops in Israel to limit violence • Could minimize the number of refugees fleeing to the Gaza Strip, and allow refugees in Gaza to return to their homeland ________

  11. Conclusion • Problem: Gaza’s, a less-developed country, soaring population is negatively affecting their environment, economy, education; overall standard of living. • Meanwhile, Canada, most of Europe, and other countries have stopped funding in Gaza, leaving it on its on for the most part. • The nation is slowly recovering as an industrializing country • It will take decades (at least 6) for Gaza to become a post-industrialized nation, and for the population to stabilize

  12. C I t a t I o n s • http://www.panasianbiz.com/all-about-india/20-must-know-facts-about-gaza-strip-ma/ • https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gz.html • http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7812290.stm • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_War • http://www.unicef.org/emerg/oPt_42178.html • http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/country.php

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