Nigeria is a super GCSE Geography case study. This is a GCSE Geography video supporting AQA GCSE Geography 8035 and other specifications. It is part of the Changing Economic World video playlist:
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Nigeria is a Newly Emerging Economy (NEE) with a population of over 200 million people in 2020, the seventh largest population on the planet. It is located on the western coast of Africa. In 2020 Nigeria was largest economy in Africa and 26th in the World, according to the IMF World Economic Outlook. Some predictions suggest that by 2050 it will be in the top 20 largest economies of the World.
In 2020, Nigeria was the world’s 11th largest oil producer. Its other notable exports include gas, cocoa beans and gold. Lagos is a major world city and a thriving global economic hub. In 2013, Nigeria contributed the fifth largest number of peacekeepers to United Nations peacekeeping operations and served a two-year term from 2014-2015 as a temporary member of the United Nations Security Council.
The fast and unregulated growth of industry has led to environmental problems. Some industries dispose of chemical waste on nearby land, threatening the groundwater quality. 70-80% of Nigeria’s forests have been destroyed through logging, agriculture, urban expansion, roads and industrial development.
The high rate of urbanisation has brought many challenges. Squatter settlements are common in most cities. Waste disposal has become a major issue.
Mining and extraction of raw materials and precious metals, particularly oil, can lead to serious pollution. Many oil spills in the Niger Delta have had disastrous impacts on freshwater and marine ecosystems. In 2008 and 2009 two large oils spills devastated the livelihoods of thousands of farmers and fishermen living in swamps around Bodo.
Nigeria’s HDI has been increasing steadily since 2003. This trend is expected to continue. Between 2003 and 2015 its HDI score increased by 18%. It suggests that economic development has improved people’s lives. However, despite clear improvements, many people in Nigeria are still poor. Limited access to services such as safe water, sanitation and reliable electricity is still a problem. Despite Nigeria’s huge oil revenues, its oil wealth has not always been used effectively, and the gap between rich and poor has got wider.
0:00 Introduction
0:26 Nigeria’s location and importance
1:03 Nigeria’s economy and wider links
1:43 Nigeria’s environmental context
2:10 Nigeria’s political context
3:07 Nigeria’s social context
3:41 Nigeria’s cultural context
4:14 Nigeria’s changing industrial structure
4:46 Manufacturing industry stimulates growth in Nigeria
5:44 Advantages and disadvantages of TNC’s in Nigeria
6:54 Changing political and trading relationships in Nigeria
7:36 International aid in Nigeria
9:11 Environmental impacts of economic development in Nigeria
10:26 Effects of economic development on quality of life in Nigeria
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