Nigeria case study - social, political and environmental context
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- Created on: 28-02-19 18:15
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- CONTEXT TO NIGERIA
- social and cultural context
- Modern day Nigeria was formed under 20th century British rule
- Before the Nigeria was a country made up of smaller tribal kingdoms
- Nigeria gained independence from Britain in 1960
- Nigeria has more than 500 different ethnic groups
- Each group has their own language
- The lgbo, the Yoruba and the Hausa are the 3 ethnic groups that dominate
- North of Nigeria (where Hausa live) are mainly Muslim
- South of Nigeria (where lgbo and Yoruba live) are mainly Christian
- Rapid urbanisation in recent years has caused a shift in population
- Rural-urban migration has broken down some of the traditional boundaries however ethnic identity still exists, even within modern cities
- environmental context
- In the north of Nigeria it is hot and dry so it’s a savanna grassland
- In the south of Nigeria it is hot and humid so a tropical rain forest grows
- Much of the natural vegetation in Nigeria has been replaced by agriculture
- Moving north from the equator, the climate is drier which then determines the type of vegetation growing
- Cocoa and oil palm are grown in the south
- Nigeria is located 5-12 degrees North of the Equator in tropical Africa
- Peanuts are grown in the North
- Political context
- There is still conflict in Nigeria though
- Since independence in 1960 Nigeria had civil wars (196-70) due to several military dictatorships
- EBOLA OUTBREAK
- Only 8 died in Nigeria
- 11,000 died worldwide
- Contained it with good healthcare and planning
- In 2014 there was the worst outbreak of Ebola
- This strategy went worldwide
- The army ruled Nigeria until 1988 when a stable democracy was introduced
- BOKO HARAM
- Extremist organisation
- In 2014 they kidnapped 276 school girls
- At least 17000 been killed since 2002 in conflict
- Over half a million have fled the region
- social and cultural context
- BOKO HARAM
- Extremist organisation
- In 2014 they kidnapped 276 school girls
- At least 17000 been killed since 2002 in conflict
- Over half a million have fled the region
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