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
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
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) – FULL EXPLANATION
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, Dissected 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 Mountains, Volcanic Muntain & Residual Mountain
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
The structure of the earth is grouped into two zones: The outer structure and the internal structure. THE OUTER STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH The outer structure of the earth is… Read More »STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH
Calculation of distance using lines of latitude Procedures: locate the two places involved find the latitude difference between the two places Note: North-North= subtract North-South= add South-North= add Equator-North=… Read More »CALCULATION OF DISTANCES AND LOCAL TIME
MEANING OF LATITUDE Latitude is an angular distance of a point on earth’s surface measured in degrees from the centre of the earth. Latitude is parallel to the equator .Equator… Read More »LATITUDE & LONGITUDE