Geography

A plain is an extensive area of level or gentle undulating land, usually a few meters  above the sea-level. Types of Plains (i) Structural Plain (ii) Erosional Plain (iii) Depositional… Read More »LOWLAND (PLAINS)

Plateaux are elevated uplands. They have extensive flat or level surfaces which usually descend sharply to the surrounding lowland. It has gentle slope. They are often referred to as table… Read More »PLATEAUX: Types of Plateau, Tectonic Plateaux, Volcanic or Lava Plateau

Mountains are great elevated land surfaces resulting from intense action of internal forces. They have steep slopes and show distinct peaks. Mountains are classified according to their mode of formation,… Read More »MOUNTAINS: Fold Mountains, Block, Volcanic & Residual Mountain

A settlement is defined as a place containing one or more buildings with people living in them.  A settlement can be a city, village or a compound. Favourable conditions for… Read More »WORLD SETTLEMENT

Population is defined as the number of people living in an area at a particular time. In terms of countries, China is the most populous country, followed by India, United… Read More »WORLD POPULATION

CONVENTIONAL SYMBOLS Conventional signs are symbols used to represent both natural and human features found in an area that is represented on a map. The conventional signs represent the language… Read More »REPRESENTATION OF RELIEF LANDFORMS

Trade refers to the buying and selling or exchange of goods and services between one region and another in the same country or between one country and another.  The former… Read More »COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES (TRADE) IN NIGERIA

Manufacturing industry is defined as the industry that is involved in the turning of raw materials into new products by mechanical or chemical process at home or in the factory.… Read More »MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES IN NIGERIA: CHARACTERISTICS, CLASSIFICATION, FACTORS & LOCALIZATION

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 LAND TRANSPORT: This is… Read More »TRANSPORTATION IN NIGERIA: LAND, RAIL, AIR, WATER, TYPES, ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES

Environmental conservation is the process of preserving natural resources from loss, waste or exploitation in order to ensure continuous availability. Environmental conservation methods include the following: Afforestation Re-afforestation Cover-cropping Improved… Read More »ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Population is defined as the number of people living in an area at a particular time. The population of West Africa is not evenly distributed. Some areas are densely populated,… Read More »WEST AFRICA (POPULATION)

Mining is defined as the extraction and processing of mineral resources into finished products.  Mining of Gold Mining of gold refers to the process of extracting gold from the earth’s… Read More »MINING IN AFRICA (GOLD, PETROLEUM AND COPPER)

BUSH FALLOWING IN WEST AFRICA Bush fallowing is a system of farming or the cultivation of one piece of land for some years before the farmer leaves the piece of… Read More »BUSH FALLOWING IN WEST AFRICA

A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a powerful tool used to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, and present spatial and geographic data. It combines hardware, software, and data to enable users… Read More »Geographic Information System: Application, Problems & Data Representation

Remote Sensing is defined as the act of obtaining information about an object without being in direct contact with the object. A satellite is an artificial body placed in orbit… Read More »SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING

What is Tourism? Tourism is the process which involves the visiting of people to places of interest for pleasure, relaxation, entertainment or education. Tourism refers to the activities and industry… Read More »TOURISM | FACTORS & IMPORTANCE

MOUNTAINS Mountains are great elevated land surfaces resulting from intense action of internal forces. They have steep slopes and show distinct peaks. Mountains are classified according to their mode of… Read More »MAJOR LANDFORMS OF THE WORLD

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)

The earth crust consists of rocks. A rock is any mineral material of the earth. It may be a combination of different mineral element such as silica which contains silicon… Read More »ROCKS OF THE EARTH

The internal structure of the earth is made up of three concentric layers which are (a) The crust (Lithosphere) (b) The mantle (Mesosphere) (c) The core (Barysphere)   The Crust… Read More »INTERNAL STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH