The Influence Of Physical Factors On The Development Of Two Or More Countries

Question 1

What resources are found in Nigeria?

Answer 1

• Coal
• Limestone
• Tin
• Iron ore
• Columbite

Question 2

What resource challenges does Nigeria face?

Answer 2

• 2 rivers, create 3 sections to Nigeria
• Niger delta (Rich in oil and natural gas, controlled by Ijaw tribe)
• Conflict arisen over stewardship of resources
• Exports 97% of resources (4th in world)

Question 3

What influence is climate change having in Mount Kenya?

Answer 3

• Severe glacial retreat

- Likely to lose all ice/snow within 10 years

Question 4

How does climate in SSA pose a barrier for development?

Answer 4

• Deserts: Too arid for agriculture
• Rainforests: Diseases thrive
• Savannah: Drought in summer, flood in winter

Question 5

How is climate change posing problems for 100 million herders in SSA?

Answer 5

• 50% nomads based in SSA
• 50% SSA land used for agriculture
• Join western companies to make money from surplus supplies

Question 6

What are the problems of lack of water availability in SSA?

Answer 6

• Poorest 20% of SSA has no supply of piped water
• 78% global water scarcity on African continent
• 1 child dies every min of water related issues

Question 7

Outline the Nigeria North/South divide

Answer 7

South:
- Fastest growing middle class
- 2016, Porsche sold more cars in Lagos than any American city
-  High levels of FDI
North:
- Tensions with Boko Haram
- 2.2 million internally displaced
- Unreachable by aid agencies and NGOs

Question 8

How has ethnic divisions hindered development in South Sudan?

Answer 8

• Group of children, ‘Lost Boys’, displaced in 1990s
• 2011 conflict displaced 600,000
• Resources yet to be exploited due to tribal conflict

Question 9

How has Tanzania largely avoided tribalism?

Answer 9

• Julius Nyerere (1st President) very socials, broke down ethnic barriers
• 120 tribes mean one cannot have majority of power
• Since independence, all 4 presidents from different tribes

Question 10

Why is Niger the worst country in the world to be a mother?

Answer 10

• Frequently die during childbirth, rarely live beyond 45
• Young marriage = Higher maternal mortality
• Aids outbreak and civil conflict

Question 11

What is the Gender Empowerment Index?

Answer 11

• Introduced in 1995
• Goal to reflect gender inequalities
• 3 factors (Economic participation, political decision making and power of economic resources)