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1
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What is the population of Nigerian

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184 million - rapidly increasing

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What is significant about Nigerias projected population in 2050

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It is set to be the 4th largest

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What is the GDP of Nigeria

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$500 billion

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4
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What causes nigerias GDP to be so high

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Natural oil reserves

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5
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What sector has experienced a 30% increase due to finding oil reserves

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Secondary

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What has the finding of natural oil reserves caused

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A positive multiplier effect

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What is the multiplier effect

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The feeding down of money from one place to another

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What are the weather conditions like in the north

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Dry grasslands

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What are the weather conditions like in the south

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Tropical, rainy

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What are the difference between the north and south of Nigeria

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North - lack of crops, high levels of terrorism
South - more political power

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What percentage of people in Nigeria live on less than $1.25 a day

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60%

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12
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What is the literacy rate

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40%

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13
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How many people die from malaria each year

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6000

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14
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What is the life expectancy

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57 years

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How is Nigeria regionally important

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  • largest population in Africa
  • 184 million people
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16
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How is Nigeria nationally important

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  • richest country in Africa
  • high oil exports
  • part of OPEC (organisation of petroleum exporting countries) —> set price for oil
17
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How is Nigeria globally important

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  • part of MINT (Mexico, India, Nigeria, Turkey) —> expected to overtake HICs in futre
18
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What is an example of a TNC in Nigeria

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Shell

19
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Where are the headquarters for shell oil located

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Holland

20
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What are some positive about shell being located in Nigeria

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  • 96% of all workers are Nigerian
  • tax income only from shell is $1.4 billion a year
  • money towards new schools, hospitals for local people
21
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What are some negatives of shell being located in Nigeria

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  • 4% of jobs (high payed) aren’t going to Nigerians
  • 7000 oil spills in 5 years
  • oil spills destroy farmland - farmers lose income
  • oil contaminates water - wildlife deaths, fishing income stops
  • overland pipes (cheaper) subject to attacks and badly monitored

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