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Nigeria GCSE case study

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which city is the current capital of Nigeria?

a)

Lagos

b)

Timbuktu

c)

Cairo

d)

Abuja

2.

Which flag is the flag of Nigeria?

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

Estimate Nigeria's population to the nearest 100 million people

a)

100 million

b)

200 million

c)

300 million

d)

400 million

4.

Which type of natural vegetation is found between Tropical Rainforest and Hot Desert?

a)

Savannah

b)

Mangrove

c)

Tundra

d)

Mediterranean

5.

Who is the richest man in Nigeria?

a)

Desmond Tutu

b)

Boutros Boutros Ghali

c)

Aliko Dangote

d)

Nelson Mandela

6.

Name the extremist group spreading terror within Nigeria

a)

Judean People's Front

b)

Boko Haram

c)

IRA

d)

Al Qaeda

7.

What is the name of Nigeria's successful film industry?

a)

Hollywood

b)

Bollywood

c)

Dollywood

d)

Nollywood

8.

Name the delta to the South of Nigeria where most of the oilfields are located.

a)

Niger Delta

b)

Nile Delta

c)

Tiger Delta

d)

Bravo Delta

9.

What does the UN define as the poverty line? ($US per person per day)

a)

$0.75

b)

$1.25

c)

$2.25

d)

$3.75

10.

Roughly what % of Nigerians live below the poverty line?

a)

10-20%

b)

30-40%

c)

50-60%

d)

70-80%

11.

What is a HIPC?

a)

Health Im-Poverished Country

b)

Human Index of Poverty and Corruption

c)

High Income Powerful Country

d)

Heavily Indebted Poor Country

12.

How much aid does the UK send to Nigeria each year?

a)

£100million

b)

£200million

c)

£300million

d)

£400million

13.

What % of the UK's Gross National Income is given as International Aid to other countries?

a)

0.1%

b)

0.3%

c)

0.5%

d)

0.7%

14.

A Chinese Trans-National Corporation called CNC have built a coastal train network in Nigeria. How much did it cost?

a)

$2 billion

b)

$7 billion

c)

$12 billion

d)

$17 billion

15.

Why is the Gulf of Guinea off the south coast of Nigeria famous?

a)

The warmest sea water in the world

b)

Lots of modern day pirates operate there

c)

The most polluted part of the world's oceans, where discarded plastic bottles accumulate

d)

The equator crosses the Greenwich Meridian here (0 degrees latitude and longitude)

16.

Which of the following countries shares a land border with Nigeria?

a)

Cameroon

b)

Egypt

c)

Somalia

d)

Malawi

17.

Name the company founded by billionaire, Aliko Dangote

a)

Dangote Cement

b)

Dangote Oil and Petroleum

c)

Dangote Palm Oil

d)

Dangote Airlines

18.

30.5% of Nigerians still work in agriculture (farming). Which sector of industry is agriculture in?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Quaternary

19.

Nigeria was once Africa's most indebted country. How much did the debt rise to before it was cancelled?

a)

$6 billion

b)

$16 billion

c)

$26 billion

d)

$36 billion

20.

As part of the Millenium Development Goals in 2000, the United Nations tried to eradicate extreme poverty by which year?

a)

2010

b)

2015

c)

2020

d)

2025