Senegal+April+Xiong

=Sacramento, CA comparison with Senegal, Dakar.= Sacramento, CA and Dakar, Senegal both have similarities and differences. Sacramento is known as the capital of California but is also known for their government headquarters. Around the world Dakar, Senegal is known for their diamond mining and also known for their fishing industry. Both of the cities have lots in common but also have some differences from the beginning to present both cities have faced the same problems. Similarly, a problem that both cities face is environmental issues. In Dakar since it’s next to the ocean fishing is one of the main industries, they tend to over fish causing the fish population to die out. In Sacramento the air is smoky and the population is growing, due to the people driving cars smoke from the gasoline is hurting the environment and making the air very unclean. The other main problem that is faced by both cities is the homeless. In Dakar about 2.5% of the population is homeless while the other percentage of the population lives in homes. The people who are homeless in Sacramento only make up about 2% of the population. Both cities have lots in common. Sacramento and Dakar have a lot in common from their population to their industries. Both cities have a metro population around 2.5 million. One interesting similarity they both have is that they both been through the baby boom. The population both travels by train but mostly in Dakar. Besides the similarities they do have several differences. There’s hardly any difference between Sacramento and Dakar but there’s still some. A difference is the human rights when working. In Sacramento they don’t make people work for $1.25 a day but in Dakar after working for a whole day people only get $1.25. In Sacramento going to school as a child is nicer then going to school in Dakar. In Dakar the teachers make the students beg on the streets in order to receive education. Both cities will change as time goes on bye. In the future Dakar needs more houses to be built. Also they need to work on human rights what they are doing to children is not right making them beg on the streets. Sacramento needs to work on getting more jobs and getting the homeless sheltered. Either way both cities have problems to work on and should worked on it over time. Absolute: 38 N 121 W Relative: South of Oregon, west of Nevada, west of Arizona and east of the Pacific Ocean. ||< ===Location:=== Absolute location: 14° N, 17° W. Relative location: Borded by The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania & the Alantic Ocean. || ||< Goods: In Senegal tree nuts, diamonds and fish are exported from there and sent all around the world by boat and airplanes. ||<  || 87% of people with internet. 96% people with tv. 97% of the people can read. ||< 17.5% with internet. 33.3% with tv. 59.8% can read. || Precipitation: Average annual precipitation is 18.52 inches. ||< Pecipitation: Average annual precipitaton is 24 inches. ||
 * < ==**Sacramento, California**== ||< ==**Dakar, Senegal**== ||
 * < [[image:mrslangjahr/untitled (5).png width="273" height="209"]] ||< [[image:mrslangjahr/untitled (7).png]][[image:mrslangjahr/untitled (6).png]] ||
 * < ===Location:===
 * < **Elevation:** Lowest is 282ft and the highest is 2,900ft ||< **Elevation:** Lowest 0ft and highest is 1906ft above sea level. ||
 * < Goods: In Sacramento, CA tree nuts, fruits, vegetables and dairy products are shipped from that city.
 * < Goods: In Sacramento, CA tree nuts, fruits, vegetables and dairy products are shipped from that city.
 * < [[image:mrslangjahr/bus.jpg width="265" height="133"]]
 * People:** In Sacramento people either travel by bus, bicycling and rarely bicycling. ||< [[image:mrslangjahr/IDF15CA3T2FPVCADP9NVQCAWPOYUWCA6BZH8KCAV1O9LLCA6O7WXSCAZYZQM2CAB4D6N7CAOFNV5ACA9MYE2GCALYJ51RCAXTO39DCA1JOD34CASUDB85CALA8FQ4CA23GNBTCA51M4AFCACCFZNLCAO9C6UX.jpg width="351" height="147"]]
 * People:** In Dakar people either travel by train but when the train is not in service they travel by taxi. ||<  ||
 * < [[image:mrslangjahr/tv.jpg width="146" height="128"]]
 * Ideas:** Tv, email and word of mouth.
 * Ideas:** Tv and word of mouth.
 * < [[image:mrslangjahr/rain drop.jpg width="231" height="127"]]
 * < **Area:** 163,000 sq miles for the state. 101 sq miles for the city. ||< **Area:** The country is 75,960 sq miles. Capital is 32 sq miles. ||
 * < Settled: ||< **Settled: Became a country in 1960** ||
 * < ===[[image:mrslangjahr/VF2JQCAVK3S5OCAR24EMACAKF24QCCATL5QAGCALAHS1JCA8UU2ISCAUPZES9CA8PBFAGCA6BABDQCA432N0VCAHJ0EKHCAZCCH8HCAOIXDXBCA1IZ9W1CA4SHJR7CAP9UH2VCAS76ICXCAIHLSDQCA8DHP1Z.jpg width="321" height="175"]]===

Top 3 languages:
1. English 2. Spainish 3. Hmong ||< ======

Top 3 languages:
1. French 2. Wolof 3. Soninke || 1. In 1848 gold was in the Sacramento region causing people to go there. 2. Founded in 1848. 3. Sacramento became the capital in 1879. ||< ===Historical Facts:=== 1. First president in 1960. 2. Was the Senegambia from 1982-1989. 3. In 1946 became part of the french unit. ||
 * < ===Historical Facts:===
 * < [[image:mrslangjahr/untitled (2).png width="154" height="102"]]
 * Population:** Metro: 2.6 million ||< [[image:mrslangjahr/untitled (2).png width="172" height="98"]]
 * Population:** Metro: 2,452,656 ||
 * < **Population Density:** 231 per square mile ||< Population Density: 11,610 per square mile ||
 * < ===[[image:mrslangjahr/untitled (3).png width="205" height="109"]]===

Climate:
Winter: It rains, sometimes tornadoes. Summer: Hot and cool nights. ||< ======

Climate:
Winter: Tropical, hot, humid, rainy season and has strong wind. Summer: Hot, dry and harmattan wind. || ||< Leisure: Deep sea fishi ng, diving and bird watching. || 1. [|www.wikipedia.org] 2. [|www.factmonster.com] 3. [|www.google.com] 4. [|www.sweetsearch.com] 5. [|www.kidrex.org] ||< ===5 Resources Cited:=== 1.[|www.ciaworldfactbook.gov] 2. [|www.bing.com] 3. [|www.infoplease.com] 4. [|www.about.com] 5. [|www.citydata.com] ||
 * < **Housing:** In Sacramento people usually live in a one family or a two family house. ||< Housing: Each year 1.37% of the population asks for more houses to be built due to the lack of houses in Senegal. The houses are ||
 * < Leisure: Mountain biking, swimming and trail walking.
 * < ===5 Resources Cited:===

media type="custom" key="22004396"