Urbanisation helping Lagos Flashcards
what is urbanisation
an increasing population, which leads to areas becoming more modern and urban
what is one employment opportunity created by urbanisation in Lagos
Lagos has more job opportunities than anywhere in Nigeria. for example, it is home to hollywood, which boosts the cities value by creating quaternary jobs
what is a formal job
a job which you need an education for
what is an informal job
a job which you don’t need an education for, which is low paying and sometimes illegal
an example of a formal job
doctor
an example of an informal job
cleaner
what is one healthcare opportunity created by urbanisation in Lagos
healthcare is always available and is also free!
what is Lagos’ doctor to patient ratio
4 : 10,000
what is one education opportunity created by Lagos
the makoko floating school was built in 2013
what was one environmental opportunity created by Lagos
the BRT which carries over 200,000 people per day
what percentage of nigeria’s GDP is Lagos
Lagos is 30% of Nigeria’s GDP
why did it’s population start growing in the 1970’s
the oil boom. this was the beginning of it’s urbanisation
