Somalia

=Mogadishu, Somalia and St. Louis, Missouri=

St. Louis, Missouri and Mogadishu, Somalia have many things in common. St. Louis’s and Mogadishu’s population is around a million. Because of high population they have a lot of transportation; St. Louis and Mogadishu have cars, buses, and airplanes. All of the transportation and population causes so much pollution. The most common pollution is air pollution from car exhausts. St. Louis’s environment is more clean and better than Mogadishu’s. Mogadishu has droughts, famine, marine dumping, contaminated water, over gazing, and more. Mogadishu also has a UNICEF vaccination program for women and children. St. Louis has a stable environment than Mogadishu, because St. Louis have programs that protect wetlands. St. Louis also is trying to get renewable energy. Mogadishu and St. Louis both have the same problem, air pollution from buildings and industries.

Mogadishu has little industrial businesses compared to St. Louis. St. Louis is full of industries, exporting more than what most people know. St. Louis exports machinery, street and railroad cars, automotive parts, and hardware. Technology is a big part of St. Louis’s economy. Mogadishu exports livestock, bananas, and fish. That's how we get so of our food and stock.

Mogadishu and St. Louis have very different geography’s. St. Louis is landlocked; meaning surrounded by land, Mogadishu on the other hand is on the coast of the Indian Ocean. St.Louis’s location is near the cities Jennings, Cahokia, Webster Groves, and Affton. Mogadishu is near the cities Afgoye, Jawhar, Hobyo, and Jilib. St. Louis is in the eastern part of Missouri, While Mogadishu is in the southeastern part of Somalia.

It is clear how St. Louis and Mogadishu are so alike. This is how we understand others lives. I know most people will want to help the women and children in refugees. So you can take action with UNICEF a program that vaccinates women and children who can’t afford them. So I suggest donating some loose change or money to your local UNICEF project.

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Rainfall

 * Mogadishu gets 15.71 in of rain a year || St. Louis gets 38.84 in of rain a year ||
 * [[image:http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSTYDfgIKZKFLejrjV6bsu81Sg-Ygw47TQi5nOh0eeMEhQSkhu3 width="101" height="170"]] || [[image:http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSTYDfgIKZKFLejrjV6bsu81Sg-Ygw47TQi5nOh0eeMEhQSkhu3 width="102" height="171"]][[image:http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSTYDfgIKZKFLejrjV6bsu81Sg-Ygw47TQi5nOh0eeMEhQSkhu3 width="102" height="171"]] ||

Population
= about 500,000 ||
 * St. Louis's population is 991,830 people || Mogadishu's population is 1,183,100 people ||
 * [[image:http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRu3LcXyaR_wpbRN-ti1KYApUekO2lyYxkdEjBqZh5gXUjIRTY- width="57" height="185"]] || [[image:http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRu3LcXyaR_wpbRN-ti1KYApUekO2lyYxkdEjBqZh5gXUjIRTY- width="57" height="185" align="left"]]

Relative Location

 * St. Louis is near the cities Jennings, Chokia, Webster Groves, Affton, and Granite City/is near the states Kansas, Oklahoma, Illinois, Arkansas,Tennessee, and Kentucky/ is in the eastern part of Missouri. || Mogadishu is near the cities Afgoye, Jawhar, Hobyo, Jilib, and Xuddur/,near the countries Ethiopia, Kenya, and Djibouti/, is on the coast of the Indian Ocean/, is in the south-eastern part of Somalia. ||
 * [[image:http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS1uW3ZhiQu5gqsS8Qn2iDda3pZHo3UNrUdy_1xfNeVCqvPTRjlJw width="266" height="233"]] || [[image:http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRYU2fh5E_DwNAo3BbuyWYg2u5itsV6x2nUeu4-4Ud6j3zWAiRRGOEjomSzCQ width="223" height="212"]] ||

Absolute Location
is 38o 37' N & 90o 12' W || Mogadishu's absolute location is 2o 02' N & 45o 21' E ||
 * St. Louis's absolute location
 * [[image:http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRmzvOXZFJyRLsvvpCICUZuSWtzCt3EEwHfknMhqttaUZsmg2-H width="203" height="249"]] || [[image:http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT8Owf318-dZ_9XcnzG1PeShuKkjXBZmmA6lf0dFKOItPTCTz9p width="225" height="270"]] ||

Elevation and Effects
Elevation can effect the climate of an area along with latitude and how close it is to a large body of water. The higher up your elevation is the colder it is, the closer you are to sea level the warmer it is. Latitude is how far you are from the equator. The closer you are to the equator the warmer it is and the further away you are the colder it is. Being near a large body of water causes fewer temperature changes. St.Louis's avg. temperatures 89o - 21o || Mogadishu's elevation is127.95ft, it has fewer temperature changes. Mogadishu's avg. temperatures 90o-73o ||
 * St. Louis's elevation is 466ft, it has larger temperature changes.
 * [[image:http://www.topocreator.com/ned-jpg/city_a/600/mo.jpg width="371" height="295"]] || [[image:http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTwVpQoSO7viz6vM9xfInqzu0VzRTPXypajHXsAkFb9LQ7IimAj width="250" height="339"]] ||

Past
|| Past- a picture of a Mosque built in 1269 ||
 * St. Louis was settled in the year 1703 || Mogadishu was settled in the year 900 ||
 * Past- Picture of an early jail in St. Louis bulit in 1853

Present

 * Present day St.Louis || Present day Mogadishu ||
 * [[image:http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS8CijFHBM22LdP8gj--ZADZI7RmWub5edrMHD-8WCZVautFoom width="225" height="225"]] || [[image:http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTJnrcq-jiR5xpONAHCAs0rKFyYJBbPI48bF44Q6RdnuMacrVNMvw width="224" height="225"]] ||

Place Information
airplanes, boats, and metros, **Looks like**- modern || **Language**- Somali and Arabic, **Transportation**- cars, buses, boats,and airplanes, **Looks like-** battleworn and dirty ||
 * **Languge**- English, **Transportation-** cars, buses,
 * [[image:http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRfspH6z27qcToDgYngKM_jlEWMrw7eKI4M3ZtLb7atFvWV1HHdemgbLP-BfQ width="201" height="154"]] || [[image:http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRSQWjjXQJj165I7NLHBN7GSiAQG5gGoGi8PUewyWi4WO5-VhqoSg width="275" height="183"]] ||

Interesting Fact 1

 * St. Louis invented the soda 7-Up || Mogadishu serves as a major seaport ||
 * [[image:http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSx_6k3x4DVYD7D0OVOcpJxM15OkIcQXDh-r8deNm6Cbb8vZ0Vh width="330" height="152"]] || [[image:http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQAZwOKajOGDsyEXd6PtzfitjX2Cvrnv65BNHxB3XQnhXIw2Slq width="308" height="164"]] ||

Historical fact
this is a picture of a roit that occured. || Mogadishu also had a Civil War kidnapping, murder, and other dangers. ||
 * St.Louis took part of the Civil War some fought for the Union,
 * [[image:http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRlk0dSx8aAUtpHd_A2HdcdJjUyeWVNuX_soeFU0OP7oLYQ6mrOxA width="273" height="184"]] || [[image:http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT0Ga6bStoWJlo_j6qzZjcWEb9Z2YpQe8XPvs75z1qylxyCMas9 width="315" height="160"]] ||

Human-Environment and Interaction

 * St. Louis's environment has air pollution, they have wetland protection program, and they are trying to get renewable energy. || Mogadishu's environment isn't very good it has droughts, dust storms, floods, famine, contaminated water, deforestation, overgazing, soil erosion, and desertification. ||
 * [[image:http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT2o8z0IEyW1XEOVG7Q1nvjARoxY9Bcv2j5HuqjDXf-xXDqIcTSdg width="178" height="283"]] || [[image:http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSV2b1XVvBeQwzFSRXqyu5IP8T8t-0_jPLVcUInXiG5Y4LZoZtkIYmOfdrvBw width="336" height="230"]] ||

Travel & Places question: **What longitude and latitude is St Louis**? Coordinate 38 ° 38′ 53″ N, 90° 12′ 44″ W Decimal 38.648056°, -90.212222° For the source **...** @http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_longitude_and_latitude_is_St_Louis

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