This project presents the different situations in the country Cape Verde.

1. By: Elena Castillo and Sydney Clinton

2. Location
 Absolute location- 16
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degrees north and 24
degrees west,
 Relative location- Western
Africa, group of islands in
the North Atlantic
Ocean, west of Senegal.

3. Place
Physical Geography:
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 Landforms- Volcano Fogo, Mountain Monte Cara on São
Vicente.
 Bodies of Water- Cotton Bay, Santa Maria beach on Sal.
 Natural Resources- salt, basalt
rock, limestone, kaolin, fish, clay, gypsum.

4. Place (continued)
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Human Geography:
 Languages- Portuguese, and Crioulo (a
combination of Portuguese and West African )
 Population- 516,100 people.
 Life Expectancy- 70.7 years
 Government- republic

5. Movement-
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 Exports- fuel, shoes, garments, fish, hides.
 Imports- foodstuffs, industrial products, transport
equipment, fuels.
 Internet Users- 150,000
 Airports Unpaved- There are only 1, which is 914
miles.
 Airports Paved- There are 9 and one is 3,047
miles, three are 1,524 to 2,437 miles, another three are
914 to 1,523 miles, and two that are under 914 miles.

6. Movement(continued)
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Roadways:
 Unpaved- 259.733 miles.
 Paved- 579.117 miles.
 Total- 838.851 miles.
 Railways- there are none in
Cape Verde.

7. Region
Geographical Region:
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 Western Africa
Climate:
 The climate zone of Cape Verde is temperate. I know this,
because of the unpredictable weather and little rain fall.
 The average temperature of Cape Verde is 76 degrees
Fahrenheit.
 The average rainfall in Cape Verde is 18.75 mm.

8. Regions (continued)
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9. Human Environmental
Interaction
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 The fact that Cape Verde is an archipelago is one factor that
contributes to its problem with poverty. This is because it is far
away from its African neighbors and there is also distance between
the islands that make it up. These distances create problems with
intercommunications and with the transportation of food. Cape
Verde has been working hard to wipe out poverty by taking steps
to deal with their isolation: better management of
resources, partnerships with other nations, feeding programs, and
support to local farmers, protection of the environment and many
other programs.

10. Human Environmental
Interaction
Changes that are still needed:
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 In 2008 only 54 percent of water (total) was potable.
 In 2008 Cape Verde’s waste management was 54 percent total.
 Cape Verde’s deforestation is caused in great part by the need of
wood for fuel.
 Because of little rainfall and deforestation Cape Verde suffers
desertification as well.
 As a result of overgrazing, Cape Verde deals with soil erosion.
 One of Cape Verde’s environmental issues with conservation and
biodiversity is overfishing.
Cape Verde could solve their unclean water issue simply by making
water filtration systems.

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