Nigeria Flashcards
(11 cards)
1
Q
Where is Nigeria?
A
West Africa
2
Q
What is the human geography of Nigeria?
A
- high population
- high dr
- low literacy rate
- high br
- young population
- high unemployment
3
Q
What is the population of Nigeria?
A
194 million
largest population in Africa
7th largest in the world
4
Q
What is the physical geography of Nigeria?
A
- North Savanna
- South tropical rainforest
5
Q
What are some facts about Nigeria?
A
- 45% work in agriculture
- subsistence farmers
- 50% of the population live in deprivation
- illegal shanty towns like Makoko in Lagos
6
Q
What is it like in Makoko?
A
- largest floating slum
- cholera and malaria and typhoid
7
Q
Human factors in Nigeria
A
- 2006 93% children no education primary
- 200 ethnic groups
- north/south divide
- former british colony
8
Q
Regional importance of Nigeria
A
- 3rd largest manufacturer in africa
- football team won the african world cup 3 times
9
Q
Global importances of Nigeria
A
- 2.7% worlds oil
- 21st largest economy
- Nollywood 2nd largest
10
Q
Positives of shell oil in Nigeria
A
- 6000 directly employed
- social investment programs 3000 scholarships
- invest in healthcare
11
Q
Negatives of Shell oil in Nigeria
A
- 6000 barrels of oil spill in Bodo village
- illegal theft tapping
- jobs abroad
- poor pay / conditions
