HuGeo Q2 4.1 Niger : LDC (lesser developed country)

HuGeo Q2 4.1 Niger birth/death, economy

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The following slides discuss Niger's demographic (population) statistics. Which of these boxes show a demographic statistic.

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Total Fertility Rate (TFR) or babies per woman.

The average woman in Niger has 7 babies in her lifetime. That's the highest in the world.

Click the boxes that show the fertitliy rate in Niger.

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In the world, where does Niger rate for Total Fertility (babies born per/woman)? Click on all that apply.

• #1 in the world for babies born/woman

• #123 in the world for babies born/woman

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Demographic statistics on population growth: another statistic

Crude birth rate

CBR

babies born / 1000 in population

Click those that apply to birth rate in Niger.

• Niger is #1 in the world for CBR, birth rate, too

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Demographic Statistics:

Crude death rate

CDR

people dying / 1000 in population

Click those that apply to death rate in Niger.

• good job Niger, falling death rate

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Who has the higher death rate?

Click the graph. Then click the country with the higher death rate .

• USA

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Who has more death per 1000 population per year?

Click the rankings then click the country.

• Niger

• USA

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Niger birth and death statistics: high birth rate, dropping death rate

Click the slides that show a high birth rate and a dropping death rate.

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Child mortality statistics: children dying before they get to be 5 years old. Out of 195 countries ranked, Niger is #12 for young children to die before they can grow up. Out of 195 countries, the USA is #150. Click on the slide that shows USA's rank on child mortality.

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Niger has a life expectancy of 63.2 years. It's rank is #167 out of 195 countries. People die too young in Niger. Click on the boxes that show Niger's life expectancy statistics.

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Niger's population is young. Younger people at the bottom is much wider. Older people higher up is narrower. Click the boxes that show that Niger has a younger population.

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The next slides discuss where people work in Niger, the economic sectors. Click the boxes that reflect employment sectors of the economy.

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Economic activity centers on subsistence agriculture, animal husbandry, re-export trade, and export of uranium. Click on the photos that show subsistence agriculture.

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Animal husbandry in Niger. Click those that apply.

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Mineral extraction in Niger. Big business = uranium.

Small business = gold.

Click on the mining in Niger.

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1st map shows where there are uranium mines in the world. Look for Niger. 2nd map shows where there are nuclear power plants that use the uranium to generate electricity. Look for Niger.

Click on the map that shows that Niger cannot use its own uranium (raw matrial) because it does not have the power plant industry to process it into energy for the people.

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Which box reflects Niger's employment economic sectors?

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Click the boxes that show Niger is a LDC (lesser developed country), developing country, third world country.

• Niger is a developing country, which consistently ranks near the bottom in the United Nations' Human Development Index (HDI); it was ranked 187th of 188 countries for 2015 and 189th out of 189 countries in the 2018 and 2019 reports.^[16]