TRANSPORTATION IN NIGERIA Transportation is defined as the movement of people, goods and commodities from one place to another either by land, water or by air. TYPES OF TRANSPORTATION… Read More »TRANSPORTATION AND INDUSTRY
VEGETATION OF NIGERIA The vegetation of Nigeria can be grouped into three major zones and these are: Forest zone/vegetation: This zone contains mainly trees and it is sub-divided into (a)… Read More »NIGERIA VEGETATION AND SOILS
Climate is the average weather condition of the atmosphere over a long period of time usually about 30-35years. FACTORS AFFECTING CLIMATE Latitude Altitude Distance from the sea Ocean currents etc.… Read More »NIGERIA CLIMATE
Relief refers to the surface features of the land above the sea level. The relief of Nigeria can be grouped into two main classes. These are lowlands and highlands. LOWLANDS… Read More »RELIEF & DRAINAGE
LOCATION OF NIGERIA Nigeria is located between 4 0 N and 14 0 N of the Equator, and between 30E and 150 E of the Greenwich Meridian. Note that since… Read More »LOCATION, POSITION AND SIZE OF NIGERIA
: Fruit farming is defined as the type of farming in which farmers cultivate mainly fruit crops for domestic, industrial or commercial purposes. It is sometimes called orchard farming. … Read More »FRUIT FARMING IN MEDITERRANEAN REGIONS OF AFRICA
Plantation agriculture can be defined as the cultivation of certain crops (usually Cash crops) on a large area of land. CROPS INVOLVED IN PLANTATION AGRICULTURE It involves the planting of… Read More »PLANTATION AGRICULTURE IN WEST AND EAST AFRICA
Irrigation agriculture is the type of agriculture which involves the artificial application of water to soil or land for farming purposes. Irrigation is practiced in areas where rainfall is insufficient… Read More »IRRIGATION AGRICULTURE IN THE NILE AND NIGER BASIN
Lumbering is defined as the felling of economic trees in the forest for domestic, industrial or commercial purposes. Lumbering is practiced in Equatorial Africa regions like Zaire (around kinshesa, Ituri… Read More »LUMBERING IN EQUATORIAL AFRICA (ZAIRE AND NIGERIA)
Climate is the atmospheric condition of a place over a long period of time. Factors affecting the climate of Africa are: Latitude Altitude Distance from the sea or ocean Ocean… Read More »AFRICA: CLIMATE AND VEGETATION
Africa can be grouped into the following relief regions – The east (made up partly of mountains) – The west (made up partly of highlands) – The south (made up… Read More »AFRICA: RELIEF AND DRAINAGE
LOCATION: Africa is located between latitudes 37o N and 35oS of the equator and 17oW and 51oE of the Greenwich Meridian. POSITION: Africa is the second largest continent in the… Read More »AFRICA: LOCATION, POSITION, SIZE AND POLITICAL DIVISION
A geographic information system (GIS) is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present all types of spatial or geographical data. The acronym GIS is sometimes used for Geographical Information Science or… Read More »GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS)
Land reclamation also known as land fill. It is the process of creating new land from ocean, riverbeds, or lake beds. The land reclaimed is known as reclamation ground or land fill. The term “reclamation” also refers to returning disturbed… Read More »GEO-POLITICAL ISSUES: LAND RECLAMATION
INTER-DEPENDENCE BETWEEN RURAL AND URBAN SETTLEMENTS Urban and rural settlements depend on each other for their continuous existence A. Dependence of Urban Settlement on Rural Settlement The rural areas perform… Read More »SETTLEMENT INTERACTIONS
Distance on a map is the interval between two points on a map. It can either be straight or curved. MEASUREMENT OF STRAIGHT DISTANCES (i) Locate the places involved on… Read More »MAP DISTANCES: FULL EXPLANATION
Map reading aspect of geography is often referred to as Practical Geography. Map work or map reading involves the ability to recognize conventional signs on a map and using the… Read More »INTRODUCTION TO MAP READING
A geographic information system (GIS) is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present all types of spatial or geographical data. The acronym GIS is sometimes used for Geographical Information Science or Geospatial… Read More »COMPONENTS OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS)
Weather is defined as the condition of the atmosphere of a place at a certain time or within a short period. The weather of a place is always very brief… Read More »WEATHER AND CLIMATE: FULL EXPLANATION
Environment is defined as the total surrounding or medium of any organism in a given area. This include the physical surroundings, climatic factors and other living organisms in that surrounding.… Read More »THE ENVIRONMENT – FULL EXPLANATION