Honduras Research Paper

951 Words4 Pages
Honduras is a country in Central America bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua. The climate is subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains. Natural resources from Honduras is timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore, antimony, coal, fish, and hydropower. Environment issues in Honduras is the urban population expanding: causing deforestation. Deforestation is also by logging and clearing land for agricultural uses. Mining activities pollute the Lago de Yojoa (the largest fresh water source in the country), as well as many rivers with heavy metals. Natural hazards in Honduras that are frequent, but generally mild, are earthquakes, damaging hurricanes and floods along the Caribbean. The profile…show more content…
Guatemala is to the west, El Salvador to the south, and Nicaragua is to the east. Honduras is slightly larger than Tennessee. Generally it is mountainous, the country is made from many fertile plateaus, river valleys, and coastal plains. Honduras has a short costal line on the Pacific coast, but a long shoreline on the Caribbean. Honduras total area is 112,090 sq km, with land at 111,890 sq km and water at 200 sq km. The terrain is mostly mountains in interior and narrow coastal plains. The coastline is 820 km. The land used for growing crops is 9.55%, the land use for permanent crops is 3.22%, and the other is 87.23% since 2001. Honduras controls many islands in its offshore territory. In the Caribbean Sea, Honduras controls the islands of Roatán, Guanaja, and Utila to form the Bay Islands, one of the eighteen divisions that Honduras controls. Roatán is the largest of the three islands, it is 31.1 miles long by 3.1 miles wide. The Bay Islands has a number of smaller islands in its area, among those is Morat, Barbareta, and Santa Elena. Out further in the Caribbean are the Islas Santanillas, also known as the Swan Islands. It has a number of small islands and keys that can be found nearby, among them is Cayos Zapotillos and Cayos
Show More
Related

  • Honduras Research Paper

    1202 Words  | 5 Pages

    Honduras Do you want to go to a country that is peaceful and quiet?. Honduras is just the place for you. Life isif much slower in Honduras, the climate is generally warm, and the beaches are beautiful to take a nap and for a family vacation. Add a summarizing sentence/thesis to tell what your paper will discuss (geography, government, and culture). The neighboring countries of Honduras are Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua

    Read More

  • Literature Review On Crime

    1604 Words  | 7 Pages

    this chapter to bring the reader up to date with current literature on the topic and forms the basis for another goal which is to determine where future research may be needed in the area. It should be established that literature on this specific subject of crime in upper and lower class residential areas in Accra is sparse since this area of research has been tackled by few researchers. (Owusu, Oteng-Ababio, et.al 2016) Literature Review Many criminologists

    Read More

  • Did Civilization Exist In The Pre-Columbian Period?

    1426 Words  | 6 Pages

    most certainly believe that civilization did exist in Pre-Columbian Period according to the movie Apocalypto and other references but, what civilizations did exist and how can we know they had the characteristics to be considered civilized? This research paper will seek to establish the notion that civilization did exist and draw a connected with

    Read More

More about Honduras Research Paper

Open Document