Changing Economic World: Overview + Nigeria

Question 1

Give 5 ways to measure development (development indicators)

Answer 1

1. rate of disease
2. literacy rates
3. % access to healthcare
4. infant mortality rate/ life expectancy
5. % access to safe water

Question 2

What is HDI?

Answer 2

Human Development Indicator

Question 3

What does HDI consist of?

Answer 3

-life expectancy
-literacy rates
-GNI per capita

Question 4

What are the 3 causes of uneven development?

Answer 4

1. Historical
2. Physical
3. Economic

Question 5

Cause of uneven development: Historical example

Answer 5

Colonies of European nations - resources extorted, only recently independent, civil wars (e.g. Rwanda)

Question 6

Cause of uneven development: Physical example

Answer 6

Haiti - earthquake 2010, deforestation
Chad - landlocked, removal of ports for trading

Question 7

Cause of uneven development: Economic example

Answer 7

reliance on single exports - Zambia (e.g. copper)

Question 8

3 consequences of uneven development

Answer 8

inequalities in:
-health
-wealth
-global migration

Question 9

7 strategies to reduce development gap

Answer 9

1. investment by TNCs
2. Industrial development
3. Aid
4. Intermediate technology
5. Fairtrade
6. Debt relief
7. Microfinance loans

Question 10

Investment by TNCs - how many countries has McDonalds invested in worldwide?

Answer 10

130 countries

Question 11

Investment by TNCs - where are apple phones manufactured?

Answer 11

China

Question 12

Industrial development - how does it help increase development?

Answer 12

-higher income in manufacturing sector
-people with more disposable income
-MULTIPLIER EFFECT

Question 13

Aid - NGO example

Answer 13

Oxfam

Question 14

Intermediate technology - what charity provides solar water pumps to Kenya?

Answer 14

Practical Action

Question 15

Fairtrade - how many people across Africa benefit from fairtrade?

Answer 15

7 million

Question 16

Fairtrade - Example: Coobana

Answer 16

-fairtrade bananas in Panama
-sold in UK’s co op

Question 17

3 benefits of tourism for development in Tunisia

Answer 17

-longer life expectancy (4% of annual GSP goes into health sector)
-literacy rates increased by 13%
-increased job opportunities

Question 18

3 challenges of tourism for development in Tunisia

Answer 18

-‘tourism kills tourism’
-fewer jobs for locals
-economic growth only concentrated in coastal areas

Question 19

Where is Nigeria?

Answer 19

Western Africa - shares borders with Niger, Chad, Benin and Cameroon

Question 20

What is the capital of Nigeria?

Answer 20

Abuja

Question 21

Nigeria is ranked what in the largest global economies?

Answer 21

11th largest

Question 22

International importance: what % of the world’s oil does Nigeria provide?

Answer 22

2.7%

Question 23

Nigeria was a colony of…

Answer 23

Britain until 1960

Question 24

What was land in Nigeria used for when it was colonised?

Answer 24

cash crops - e.g. palm oil

Question 25

% people employed in agriculture in Nigeria has…

Answer 25

DECREASED

Question 26

Why has the number of people employed in services in Nigeria increased?

Answer 26

modernised economy - more people employed in communications, retail, finance