CS 12.3 Sahel 'Switched Off'

Question 1

Stat about landlock (2)

Answer 1

• Due to the lack of ports
• It costs 57% more to export products
• For landlocked countries compared to coastal countries

Question 2

Unskilled Workforce (2)

Answer 2

• in Burkino Faso
• Only 50% of workers can read

Question 3

Climatic Reasons for being ‘Switched Off’ (5)

Answer 3

• Between 1970 and 1993
• The region recorded 20 years of severe drought
• Climate change is further affecting rainfall patterns in the Sahel
• Due to drought, 80% of the region’s land is degraded
• So agricultural exports are very limited

Question 4

Due to drought, _________________________

Answer 4

• 80% of the region’s land is degraded

Question 5

Aspects of Sahel which are ‘Switched On’ (3)

Answer 5

• Mali folk music has global YouTube audience
• Niger is an active participant
• In UN Peacekeeping operations.

Question 6

Why is the Sahel Region unattractive for FDI (3)

Answer 6

• Unskilled workforce
• Low income so limited market potential
• Unstable government

Question 7

Example of a landlocked country in the Sahel Region (1)

Answer 7

• Chad

Question 8

Unstable government (5)

Answer 8

• Violence/terrorism:
• More than 4000 deaths reported last year
• Also, lack of spending
• Leading to low HDI
• E.g. Chad HDI of 0.4

Question 9

Low income so limited market potential (2)

Answer 9

• E.g. Chad
• Income per capita is $950