OVERPOPULATED COUNTRY CASE STUDY - Nigeria

Question 1

Location

Answer 1

• WEST AFRICA
• Near CAMEROON, NIGER, BENIN, CHAD

Question 2

Population statistics

Answer 2

• Fertility Rate - 5.32 births per mother
• Birth rate - 37 births per 1000
• Death rate - 11.4 deaths per 1000
• Pop density - 226 per km2
• Net migration - -0.280 per 1000
• Pop - 206.2 million

Question 3

Consequences of overpopulation

Answer 3

• Price increase for basic needs
• Not enough housing in KANO
• Polluted air and water in PORT HARCOURT
• Food and water shortages
• Higher crime rates in JOS (x2 in last 20 years)
• Congested roads in LAGOS
  Not enough healthcare

Question 4

Evidence of overpopulation

Answer 4

• Traffic congestion in Lagos (28 accidents per 100000)
• Home to 15% of Africans, but 3% of land
• Higher BR than DR
• Depletion of resources