Case Study - Nigeria

Question 1

location (2)

Answer 1

-between central and western Africa
-capital is Abuja

Question 2

context (compared with UK) (4)

Answer 2

-pop = 178mil vs 65mil
-literacy = 61 vs 99
-life expectancy = 52 vs 81
-poverty % = 70 vs 15

Question 3

regional importance (5)

Answer 3

-largest pop.
-1 of fastest growing economies
-3rd largest manufacturing sector
-highest cattle + farm output
-indicator of entire continent

Question 4

global importance (5)

Answer 4

-21st largest economy
-7th largest population
-12th largest oil producer
-Lagos is thriving world citywith strong economic + financial base
-plays peacekeeping role in politics

Question 5

cultural, social + environmental importance (5)

Answer 5

-2nd largest film industry globally
-many natural climates: lots of biodiversity which improves scientific importance + tourisms, has problems like tsetse fly in South
-indpendence in 1960
-multiethnic/faith
-Yoruba (21%), Hausa + Fulani (29%), Igbo (18%) tribal groups

Question 6

primary sector 1999 vs 2012

Answer 6

70% to 33%

Question 7

secondary sector 1999 vs 2012

Answer 7

10% to 33%

Question 8

tertiary sector 1999 vs 2012

Answer 8

20% to 33%

Question 9

how much of nigeria’s export earning is oil

Answer 9

98%

Question 10

how much of nigeria’s GDP is manufacturing

Answer 10

10%

Question 11

why has Nigeria’s employment structure changed? (4)

Answer 11

-mainly received income from agriculture + exporting goods like cocoa, timber + palm oil
-due to new machinery + better pay in other sectors this is lower
-oil accounts for most export earning
-growth of service employment due to more access to communications + higher popularity for retail + finance

Question 12

what goods does Nigeria produced (4)

Answer 12

-processed foods
-textile
-soaps + detergents
-leather goods

Question 13

how is manufacturing affecting economic development (5)

Answer 13

-as industries grow, more ppl are employed + revenue from tax increases
-thriving industrial sector attracts foreign investments
-regular paid work gives ppl secure income + provides larger home market for buying more expensive products
-oil processing has lead to new chemical industries
-companies stimulate growth in eachother

Question 14

how much of nigeria’s GDP is oil

Answer 14

14%

Question 15

2 problems with TNCs

Answer 15

-profit more than Nigeria
-become dependent on oil

Question 16

when were the Bodo oil spills

Answer 16

2008

Question 17

how many people were affected by bodo spills

Answer 17

69,000 approximately

Question 18

how much of environment was affected by bodo spills

Answer 18

20km^2

Question 19

shell’s compensation

Answer 19

in 2015 payed $83.2mil

Question 20

how much oil was spillt

Answer 20

600,000 barrels

Question 21

how much did families receive

Answer 21

$3000

Question 22

2 effects of oil spills

Answer 22

-food shortages
-ruined fishing community

Question 23

how many spills 1970-2000

Answer 23

7000

Question 24

how many cases against shell

Answer 24

> 1000

Question 25

how many official major spillage sites

Answer 25

2000

Question 26

4 advantages of shell

Answer 26

-making major contributions in taxes + export revenue -direct employment of 65,000, extra 250,000 in related jobs -give 91% of contracts to Nigerian companies -supports growth of energy sector

Question 27

4 disadvantages of shell

Answer 27

-frequent oil flares send toxic fumes into air -water pollution + soil degradation , reducing agricultural production + fishing yields yearly -disrupt oil supplies -oil theft + sabotage are big problems, costing government bils + reducing production

Question 28

Nigeria's political relationships (5)

Answer 28

-with UK bc of colonisation -commonwealth -developing links with Asia, African countries + USA -African Union + UN -needs investment e.g. China invested $12bil to build 1400km railway

Question 29

Nigeria's imports (5)

Answer 29

-mainly refined petroleum from EU + USA -cars from Brazil -phones + staple foods from China -mainly USA, China + EU

Question 30

exports (5)

Answer 30

-almost 50% to EU, like crude oil, cotton + cocoa -most of oil to India, China, Japan + S.Korea -abt. 30% cooton to Australia + 15% to Indonesia -cocoa to Barbados for processing -in 2014, Chinese company invested $10bil in drilling

Question 31

how much of imports + exports do USA, China + India take up

Answer 31

-36.4% imports -26% exports

Question 32

quality of life - 4 improvements

Answer 32

-LE 45.6 to 52.5 -water access 46% to 64% -expected yrs in school 6.7 to 9 ->70% have phone subscription + 38% internet access

Question 33

quality of life - 5 issues

Answer 33

-has 15% of world's children out of school -10% of world's maternal + child deaths -only 57% girls in North go to primary school + 25% to secondary -terrorism -lack finance services + electricty