Lagos: challenges and solutions
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can describe some of the challenges of life in Lagos and list some possible solutions.
Key learning points
- Many people in Lagos live in informal settlements because of a lack of affordable housing.
- Traffic congestion and pollution are major problems in Lagos.
- There are high levels of inequalities in Lagos.
- Solutions include the Lagos Bus Rapid Transit system and floating schools.
Keywords
Pollution - anything that makes the environment dirty or unhealthy
Inequality - when something is not shared evenly between everyone
Informal settlement - area of makeshift housing where the people who live there don’t own the land or have access to services like clean water, power, sanitation
Informal job sector - jobs that are not officially recorded or regulated and do not involve the payment of taxes
Poverty - not having enough money to afford basic human needs such as food, clothing or somewhere to live
Common misconception
The challenges facing Lagos aren’t problems in other cities.
Many of the challenges facing Lagos are issues in most of the world’s cities.
Teacher tip
Use GIS to investigate different areas of Lagos to further develop understanding of what the city is like.
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Where is Nigeria located?
Q2.What is Nigeria’s most populous city?
Q3.What does Nigeria export in large quantities?
Q4.What is meant by the term “superpower”?
Q5.What kind of economy does Nigeria have?
Q6.Why is Nigeria important to Africa?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What is an informal settlement?
Q2.What does poverty mean?
Q3.Why do informal settlements often grow in cities like Lagos?
Q4.What does Lagos share with many other megacities?
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