HOW DO ETHIOPIA AND AUSTRALIA COMPARE?

What are Development Indicators?

Development indicators are used to monitor how well a country is doing and can also be used to decide LEDC and MEDC's. Things such as GNP, Politics and sustainability in countries are used to determine whether countries are well developed or not. Three examples of development indicators are health, education and industry. Questions often asked are "Do the population have access to Health Care? How much access?", "Do the population have access to education? How many people recieve education?" and, "What type of industry is the most common? Are the jobs Primary, Secondry or Tertiary jobs?"

How do Ethiopia and Australia compare using Development Indicators?

Ethiopia and Australia compare massively. Using development indicators, you can see just how much the two countries differ. Citizens in Ethiopia do have access to health care. However, because many citizens live in rural areas, they really struggle to access the facilities at the hospital. Not only is it a struggle to get to the hospitals, once they get to the hospital, there aren't many facilities and staff. This means that the patients cannot recieve the full treatment they deserve. Compared to Ethiopia, citizens of Australia have free access to health care and there are many hospitals. As people in Australia live in urban areas, they have easy access to health care. 

                  Children in Ethiopia have access to education. There are government schools and private schools which they can attend. Anyone can go to government schools if they are spaces avaliable whereas they have to pay a lot of money to go to private schools. There are many differences between government and private schools. Pupils that attend private schools have a better education but due to the fees, many children do not get the chance to attend them. Australia however, is different. Anyone can go to school in Australia, as there are enough spaces to ensure this can happen. Private schools are also avaliable in Australia and some students are given grants to go there.  

                   In Ethiopia, there are more primary jobs as the country is an LEDC. Primary jobs are jobs where you produce raw materials. Farmers, fishermen, mininers, hunters etc. are all examples of primary jobs as they all produce raw materials. Ethiopia then sell their products to MEDC's and use the money to carry on producing raw materials. Australia, being an MEDC, have more secondry and tertiary jobs. Secondry jobs are where you use raw materials, produced by people who have primary jobs, and turn them into another product. Engineering and car manufacturing are both examples of secondry jobs. Finally, tertiarty jobs are jobs that provide services, such as teaching, nursing and firemen. 

                                                                  How do Ethiopia and Australia compare by their locations?

Ethiopia is located in the second largest continent; Africa. The oceans/seas that surround Africa are the North Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea. Between Mozambique and Madagasgar runs the Mozambique Channel. 

Australia is located between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean. This is something Australia and Ethiopia have in common: they are situated next to the Indian Ocean. Australia is almost 7 times bigger than Ethiopia and is 31.5 times bigger than the UK.

How do Ethiopia and Australia compare by their climates?

Ethiopia has three different climate zones, these are called Kolla (tropical zone), Woing Dega (subtropical zone) and Dega (cool zone). It's seasons are all called something else too: Kiremt or Meher (Summer), Tseday (Spring), Bega (Winter) and Belg (Autumn). In Summer, Ethiopia get very heavy rainfall and in Winter, they have a dry season and morning frost. May is the hottest month in Ethiopia whereas July is the coolest month. Australia's climate is quite different to Ethiopia's. The most rainfall falls in Autumn in Australia, compared to Summer in Ethiopia. The hottest months in Australia are December, January and February (Summer). In Australia, the coolest month is July when the minimum temperature is 7°C. This is something Australia and Ethiopia have in common because they both have the same coolest month. 

How do Ethiopia and Australia compare by their culture?

There are a few different religions is Ethiopia. Roughly 62% of the whole population are Christian, between 30 and 35% are Muslim and the final 4/5% follow other religions. However, in Australia, there are a range of different religions. According to a 2011 estimate, 33.2% are Protestant, 25.3% are Roman Catholic, 22.3% have no religion, 9.4% haven't said whether they follow a religion or not, 2.6% are Eastern Orthodox, 2.5% are Buddhists, 2.2% are Islam, 1.3% are Hindu's and finally 1.2% are other religions. 

               The clothing for women in Ethiopia are traditionally made from cloth. Sometimes, to add an elegant effect, beads are woven into the fabric. Mens clothing are usually knee-length shirts which have white collars. To go with this, men sometimes wear knee-high socks. However, women don't always choose to wear socks at all. Both genders wear shawls and are worn differently for different occasions. In Australia, the clothing and style is different. Jeans and a t-shirt would be acceptable for more or less anything. There are other items of clothing for different occasions, similar to Ethiopia. 

 How do Ethiopia and Australia's attractions compare?

Ethiopia's Attractions:

• The Simien Mountain National Park- The national park is in Ethiopia and near the equator. Despite this, snow and ice still appear on the mountains there are the highest points. 
• The Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela- These rock churches are sometimes referred to as the "Eighth Wonder of the World". Some people think they date right back to the 12th century, but some people say they're from the 10th century.
• The Blue Nile Falls- The river Nile is the longest river in Africa. The Blue Nile gives around 80% of the river Nile's flow.