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Nigeria - Changing Economic World Flashcards

1
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Where is Nigeria located

A

West Africa

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2
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What does their economy rank in the world

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27th largest

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3
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What ranking is their population

A

7th largest

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4
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What is the population of Nigeria

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200 million

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5
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What is the film industry called and what ranking is it

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Nollywood and is the 2nd largest

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6
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Why does Nigeria include many ethnic groups md religion

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Because Nigeria had many tribes in the past

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7
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Who has Nigeria contributed military assistance to

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Many UN peacekeeping force

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8
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What type of government does Nigeria have

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A corrupt government

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9
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How much of the population are employed in agriculture

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37%

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10
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What is the life expectancy

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54 years

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11
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What is the literacy rate

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65.1%

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12
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What is it ranked on the HDI scale

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158th out of 198 countries

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13
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What is its biggest industry

A

Agriculture

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14
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What are the most influential TNCs in Nigeria

A

Oil companies

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15
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Why is nigerias own TNC called

A

Transcorp

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16
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What are the positives for Nigeria having TNCs

A

Foreign oil companies Can invest in new production and mining sites which provide more jobs
Share technology across countries

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17
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What are the disadvantages for Nigeria having foreign oil TNCs

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Damaging to environment
Oils spills can occur and damage habitats
Burns fossil fuels - global warming

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18
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How many children under 5 years old have received medical treatment for malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea due to aid

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200000

19
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How do AID companies encourage girls to go to school in

A

Constructing girls toilet and providing sanitation products

20
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How much oil does Nigeria supply to the world

A

2.5% making it the 13th largest producer

21
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When did Nigeria gin their independence fully from the uk

A

1960

22
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When did the government become stable

A

1999

23
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In 2013 how many troops did Nigeria contribute to the UN peacekeeping force

A

5th largest

24
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What is ECOWAS

A

a trading group made up of the countries of west Africa with headquartered in Abuja

25
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Until 2013 who was Nigeria biggest customer when it came to crude oil

A

USA

26
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How much sulphur is in nigerias crude oil

A

Less than 42%

27
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Who is Nigeria now biggest customer when in comes to crude oil

A

India

28
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Todays oil accounts for how much of the countries GPD

A

10 per cent

29
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How much does agriculture contribute to nigerias GPD

A

22 per cent

30
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How much does the service sector count for of the countries GPD

A

60 per cent

31
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How many TNCs operate in Nigeria

A

40

32
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How many direct jobs did Nigeria make

A

65000

33
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How much of the population live on less than 1 dollar a day

A

100 million

34
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How much of AID does Nigeria receive from allAID given to African countries

A

4%

35
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In 2014 how much money did the world bank approve to fund development projects to provide long term loans to businesses

A

US 500 million dollars

36
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Where has aid money been rumoured to go towards instead of helping the population

A

The navy

37
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When was the aduwan health centre built

A

2010

38
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What does the Aduwan health centre do

A

-trains local women to educate mothers about the importance of immunising their children against polio and other deadly diseases
-tests for HIV and other infections
-immunises children against polio

39
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How many registered industrial plants are there

A

5000

40
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How many illegal small scale industries are there

A

10000

41
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When did the bodo oil spills happen

A

2008/9

42
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How much oil got leaked into the Niger delta near Bodo

A

11 million galleons of crude oil

43
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How much area did the oil spill contaminate in the Niger delta

A

20km2

44
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In 2015 how much money did shell give to compensate for the community

A

£55 million

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