Montserrat

MONTSERRATErnest Roberts, Amy Weller, Sosha Vital

THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT MONTSERRAT Location: In the Caribbean Language(s): English Capital: Plymouth Geography: volcanic island, very

mountainous with a small lowland POI’s: Huge jagged pillars of rock line the

ridges of Montserrat and 13 hermitages and two major monasteries are located on it.

Cultural Influences: English and Irish colonists from St. Kitts

ECONOMY AND OTHER Economic System: based mostly on

agriculture (sugar and cotton) and tourism Economic Status: Unemployment rate 6% Cultural Influences: English and Irish

colonists from St. Kitts Religious Influences: Anglican, Methodist,

Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Christian denominations

Supply of Natural Resources: N/A Demand for Natural Resources: N/A

DEMOGRAPHY Population Size:5,097; world rank 228 Sex Ratio:1.03males/female under 15, 1.08

males/female, .94males/female Birth Rate:12.36births/1,000 ; world rank166 Death Rate:8.44deaths/1,000 ; world rank 94 Fertility Rate:1.23children/woman ; world rank 217 Life Expectancy:74.74 ; world rank 117 Growth Rate(form CIA website):0.392% (2009

est.) ; world rank 167 10 year Growth Rate (from lab):.553 Total Fertility Rate: 1.23 children born/woman (2009

est.); world rank :217

POPULATION GROWTH Starting pop

growth rate

new individuals

new population size

5097 0.533 2,717 7,814

7,814 0.533 4,165 11,978

11,978 0.533 6,384 18,363

18,363 0.533 9,787 28,150

28,150 1.533 43,154 71,305

1 2 3 4 50

10000

20000

30000

40000

50000

60000

70000

80000

5,0977,814

11,978

18,363

28,150

7,814

11,978

18,363

28,150

71,305

Starting popnew population size

POPULATION PYRAMIDS

CHALLENGES FACES BY MONTSERRAT Severe volcanic activity, which began in July

1995, has put a damper on this small, open economy. A catastrophic eruption in June 1997 closed the airports and seaports, causing further economic and social dislocation. Two-thirds of the 12,000 inhabitants fled the island. Some began to return in 1998 but lack of housing limited the number.

The agriculture sector continued to be affected by the lack of suitable land for farming and the destruction of crops. Prospects for the economy depend largely on developments in relation to the volcanic activity and on public sector construction activity.

Ash still remains from the eruption.

SOLUTIONS The UK has launched a three-year $122.8

million aid program to help reconstruct the economy. Half of the island is expected to remain uninhabitable for another decade.

Having someone do tests on the volcano to check on its activity

Keep unemployment low

CONCLUSION

In order to fix the economy they need to depend on more than just crops. They need to increase employment by educating and getting people into jobs and businesses.

Women are not having many children causing the fertility rate to be low. People live to be around 74 years old which means healthcare is okay.

CITATIONS

Facts https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-worl

d-factbook/geos/mh.html Pyramid

http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/country.php Pictures

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/17/Monestir_de_Montserrat_vista_Roca_de_St._Jaume.jpg

http://www.mrfs.net/trips/2003/Spain/Montserrat/montserrat.jpg