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Montserrat

Montserrat. By Jamie Varghese and Dominique H. White. Introduction. Location: Caribbean/ North America (British Territory) Climate: Tropica. Demographics. Sex Ratio: At Birth: 1.03 Under 15 years: 1.08 15-64: .92  Total population: 1.01 Birth Rate: 12.36/1000 population

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Montserrat

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  1. Montserrat By Jamie Varghese and Dominique H. White

  2. Introduction • Location: Caribbean/ North America (British Territory) • Climate: Tropica

  3. Demographics • Sex Ratio: At Birth: 1.03 Under 15 years: 1.08 15-64: .92  Total population: 1.01 • Birth Rate: 12.36/1000 population • Death Rate: 3.44/1000 population • Fertility Rate: 1.23 (2009) • Growth Rate: .392%

  4. Population Dynamics

  5. Solutions for the Future • Solutions used by government:  The UK launched a 3 year $122.8 million aid program to help reconstruct the economy  DFID(British’s Department for International Development) provided assistance to Montserrat since the beginning for the volcanic eruption  This includes budgetary aid, technical assistance and funding for capital projects  DFID even developed a new plan to cover the five-year period 2008-12! • Solutions we think will work:  Focus on building new housing for residents who are still affected by the eruption  Try to clean up the environment and make the soil and plants healthier to plant more crops which can help strengthen the economy

  6. http://www.everyculture.com/Ma-Ni/Montserrat.html • http://world-countries.net/archives/6921

  7. Conclusion!!!!!!!!!!  • Even though Montserrat is British territory they are their own country. Like said before they have a unique mixture of races and religions through out the country. The biggest problem that affected this country was the volcanic eruption of 1995 from the Soufriere Hills volcano which affect the country economically, socially and agriculturally in the past as well as in today’s time *FUN FACT*  Columbus named Montserrat after the mountains in Barcelona, Spain!

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