Theory question 109
Nigeria: Physical SettingDiscuss the characteristics of either the Western Highlands or the North Central Highlands of Nigeria under the following headings; (a) Relief (b) Drainage (c) Soils (d) Vegetation (e) Human activities
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Western Highlands (Yoruba uplands):
(a) Undulating upland 300-600 m with inselbergs (Idanre, Ado, Olumo rock); highest around Ekiti/Okeimesi; slopes south to the coast and north to the Niger
(b) Main watershed: rivers flow south to the lagoons (Ogun, Osun, Oshun, Owena, Oni) and north to the Niger (Oyan, Moshi, Awun); radial patterns
(c) Ferruginous tropical soils from basement complex rocks; fertile loams in the forest belt; laterite and sandy soils in the north
(d) Rain forest (mostly secondary forest and cocoa farms) in the south; derived savanna and Guinea savanna in the north
(e) Cocoa, kola, oil palm farming; food crops (yam, cassava, maize); lumbering; quarrying; many large towns (Ibadan, Oyo, Akure) with trading and crafts
Choose one region and keep all headings to it.