THE MOTHERLAND Flashcards

1
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THE NIGERIAN POPULATION IS..

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Increasing

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2
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birth rate is

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decreasing

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3
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urban growth is

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increasing

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4
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nigeria is

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2.63% of the world’s population

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5
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in 2001 the brics countries were

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brazil, russia , india, and china

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6
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in 2014 the mint countries are

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mexico, indonesia , nigeria and turkey

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7
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nigeria is one of

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one of the fastest ecomonically growing countries

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8
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in 2020 it is predicted that

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Nigeria would be on the top 2020 economic countries and in 2050 it is believed that Nigeria would be economically higher than countries such as France and Canada

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9
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the youthful population

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thanks to Nigeria’s youthful population. it is predicted that when they enter the work force it would help to boost the ecomony

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10
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what is a NEE

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A NEE is a country that is facing rapid growth, like Nigeria

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11
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oil

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nigeria produce 2.17% of the world’s oil, it is the 12th producer

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12
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diverse ecomony

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this includes finance, telecommunication and the media - Nollywood

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13
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UN Peacekeeping

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Nigeria is the 5th contributor to the UN peacekeeping missions

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14
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nigeria in Africa

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it has the highest population 182 million
it has the highest gpd
it is the 3rd manufacturing country

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15
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land in africa

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Nigeria has low levels of productivity and wide disputes about land ownership but has the highest amount of farming in the whole of africa

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16
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barrack obama

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“Nigeria is critical to the rest of Africa and if Nigeria does not get it right Africa will really not make progress”

17
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multiethnic

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there are may faiths in Nigeria, christianity, traditions, islam etc. as well as races, yoraban, igbos , fulani,

18
Q

separation

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in the years 1967-70 there was a civil war between igbo and the rest to make their own country- Biafra land

19
Q

inequality

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there is inequality between the rich south and poor north as well as extremist in the north - boko haram

20
Q

straight border

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many african nations have straight borders due to the time of empires

21
Q

unstable governments

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africa gaining independance nigeria was unstable from 1960-99 due to corruption

22
Q

1999

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from 1999 nigeria gain a stable government

23
Q

china

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china is investing in construction for oil

24
Q

america

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america has invested in major companies such as wal-mart , IBM and microsoft to operate in Nigeria

25
Q

what are the biomes in nigeria

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. Tropical Savanna. Temperate Grassland. Desert. Temperate Woodland and Shrubland.
the sehel people are affected by the desert region

26
Q

famous nigerians

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footballer
john obi mikel, victor moses, jay-jay okochand Jeanu
authors
chinia achebe

27
Q

nollywood

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this is more popular than american and bollywood