Lesson Y9-U02-L05

Opportunities of Urban Growth in Lagos Quiz: KS3 Geography, Unit 14

20 questions

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Lesson Y9-U02-L05, Opportunities of Urban Growth in Lagos: 20 multiple choice questions for the KS3 Geography (National Curriculum), Unit 14: Year 9: Urban Worlds: Megacities, Growth and the Future of Cities, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. Roughly what share of Nigeria's people live in Lagos?

    • About 50 percent
    • About 75 percent
    • About 30 percent
    • About 10 percent

  2. Roughly what share of Nigeria's GDP does Lagos produce?

    • About 75 percent
    • About 50 percent
    • About 10 percent
    • About 30 percent

  3. What is the main focus of an economic opportunity in an urban area?

    • Drinking clean water
    • Accessing healthcare
    • Earning money
    • Attending school

  4. What does a social opportunity typically improve for urban residents?

    • Daily wellbeing
    • Factory profits
    • Stock market shares
    • Export tariffs

  5. Which of these is classified as an economic opportunity in Lagos?

    • Loading cargo ships
    • Attending a lesson
    • Visiting a hospital
    • Drinking piped water

  6. Which of these is classified as a social opportunity in Lagos?

    • State school place
    • Port employment
    • Factory wages
    • Market stall profit

  7. What term describes unrecorded, untaxed work such as street trading?

    • Primary sector
    • Informal economy
    • State enterprise
    • Formal economy

  8. What does the term standard of living measure?

    • Comfort and security
    • Total land area
    • Population density
    • Annual rainfall

  9. Which three sectors drive the economic engine of Lagos?

    • Port, finance, tech
    • Textiles, farming, hunting
    • Tourism, skiing, whaling
    • Mining, forestry, fishing

  10. What is the nickname given to the thriving technology scene in Lagos?

    • Lagos Fintech Hub
    • Silicon Savannah
    • Tech Delta
    • Yabacon Valley

  11. Which company is a well-known Lagos tech start-up?

    • Flutterwave
    • Nissan
    • Apple
    • Unilever

  12. Roughly what share of Lagos homes have electricity?

    • About 50 percent
    • About 95 percent
    • About 25 percent
    • About 75 percent

  13. Roughly what share of homes in some rural Nigerian states had electricity?

    • About 90 percent
    • About 75 percent
    • Under 40 percent
    • About 60 percent

  14. Roughly how many people arrive in Lagos to live each day?

    • About 200,000
    • About 20
    • About 2,000
    • About 2 million

  15. Approximately what percentage of Nigeria's total GDP is produced in Lagos?

    • 50 percent
    • 75 percent
    • 30 percent
    • 10 percent

  16. Lagos holds about 10 percent of Nigeria's people and produces about 30 percent of its GDP. How many times larger is the GDP share than the population share?

    • Three times
    • Two times
    • Ten times
    • Five times

  17. Why do official statistics often undercount employment numbers in Lagos?

    • High emigration
    • Strict tax laws
    • Accurate censuses
    • Informal work

  18. Which wealthy district in Lagos sits in stark contrast to poor areas like Makoko?

    • Ikeja
    • Victoria Island
    • Yaba
    • Badagry

  19. Overall, what do urban opportunities outweigh for most rural migrants to Lagos?

    • Agricultural yields
    • Rural traditions
    • Village isolation
    • Crowding and challenges

  20. How are economic opportunities distributed across different neighbourhoods in Lagos?

    • Equally matched
    • Unevenly shared
    • Evenly divided
    • State regulated

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