2B changing economic world casestudy, NEE experiencing rapid economic development leads to change

Question 1

what NEE shows how economic development leads to social, evironment and economic changes

Answer 1

Nigeria

Question 2

describe the location of nigeria

Answer 2

• an NEE
• located in west africa
• just north of the equator

Question 3

describe the importance of nigeria

Answer 3

• most populated country in africa
  most economically powerful in africa
• lots of oil exports for moeny

Question 4

explain the political context of nigeria

Answer 4

• instability with civil wars
• hoever has becomne stabke and democratic
• ecouaged fair investments with china

Question 5

explain the social context of nigeria

Answer 5

multi - cultural and multi faith society
can create some conflicts

Question 6

explain the cultural context of nigeria

Answer 6

• diverse with vaired artistic culture
• rich in film and music

Question 7

explain how the industrial structure of Nigeria can create economic benefits

Answer 7

50% of there economy is based in manufacturing and services
- thriving manufacturing opportunities, creastwes more jobs and foreign investment

Question 8

what are TNC’s and what do they do

Answer 8

transnational coroprations used to heklp the economic status of countries

Question 9

what is an example of a TNC and what do they do

Answer 9

Shell in nigera
extracts oil from the ground

Question 10

what are the + and - of shell

Answer 10

+ investments has increased employment and income
- profits often taken by HIC’s
- many oil spills harm the environment

Question 11

describe the changing political and trading relationships of Nigeria with other countries

Answer 11

• growing links with china, who invest lots in nigeria infrastructure
• exports lots of oil

Question 12

how has international aid helped nigeria
(aid and debt relief)

Answer 12

+recieves 5 billion per year in aid
+improves health centres, anti mosquito nets and protection from aids
- some aid is not provided to the people who need it most

Question 13

environmental impacts to economic development

Answer 13

• oil spills from shell damaging swaps and ecosystems
  causes chemicas to be discharged rto sewers harming humans
  80% of forest cut down increases co2 emissions

Question 14

effects of economic development

Answer 14

life expectancy increased to 53
64% have access to safe water
average schooling years increased to 9