Section 3 - Lagos case study

Question 1

Where is Lagos located

Answer 1

In Nigeria next to the Atlantic ocean

Question 2

What percentage of Nigeria’s GDP does Lagos hold

Answer 2

30%

Question 3

How many people in Lagos live in squatter settlements

Answer 3

60%

Question 4

What percentage of families live in one room

Answer 4

75% (often 11 people)

Question 5

What percentage have access to piped water

Answer 5

11%

Question 6

What percentage have no toilet or bath

Answer 6

38%

Question 7

What do most people in Lagos earn per day

Answer 7

$1

Question 8

What percentage of the Lagos workforce is informal

Answer 8

40%

Question 9

Name one environmental challenge fro Lagos

Answer 9

it is only 2m above sea level

Question 10

How much higher is pollution in Lagos than most places

Answer 10

5x

Question 11

How many hours a day do people spend in traffic

Answer 11

3 hours

Question 12

What did they build to reduce traffic congestion

Answer 12

BRT

Question 13

How many people does the BRT carry per day

Answer 13

200,000

Question 14

When was the makoko floating school built

Answer 14

2013

Question 15

Why is the makoko floating school good

Answer 15

it provides free education for young people and jobs for teachers

Question 16

Name 3 ways people in Makoko can get water

Answer 16

1. Water table
2. Bore hole
3. Groundwater

Question 17

What is a water table

Answer 17

the level below the ground saturated in water

Question 18

What is a bore hole

Answer 18

a deep narrow hole made into the ground to extract water

Question 19

What is groundwater

Answer 19

water stored in rocks underground

Question 20

What is the population of Lagos

Answer 20

15 million

Question 21

When was the makoko floating school destroyed

Answer 21

2016

Question 22

What is the Eko Atlantic project

Answer 22

a project to modernise Lagos and be green friendly/ sustainable

Question 23

How many people will live in the Eko project

Answer 23

250,000

Question 24

How many jobs will the Eko project create

Answer 24

150,000

Question 25

Name 2 more advantages of the Eko atlantic project

Answer 25

1. it is designed to be protected from storm surges

2. it will stimulate the multiplier effect

Question 26

Name 2 disadvantages of the Eko atlantic project

Answer 26

1. It widens the inequality gap, as the new jobs and homes will only go to the rich
2. The project will cause water pollution and disturbances to environment and fishermen