Theory question 106
Nigeria: People and Economy(a) On an outline map of Nigeria locate and name: (i) one important sea port and one important river port (ii) The road or railway serving each of the ports in (i) above (iii) one international airport and one domestic airport
(b) What four factors have helped the development of any one of the ports?
(c) What two factors have limited the use of any one of the ports?
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(a) e.g. sea port Apapa (Lagos) with Lagos-Kano railway/Apapa-Oshodi expressway; river port Onitsha/Lokoja/Warri with its road; Murtala Muhammed International Airport (Lagos); domestic airport e.g. Benin/Ilorin
(b) Apapa: deep, sheltered harbour (Lagos lagoon) with dredged channel and moles; large, rich hinterland; road and rail links to the whole country; nearness to Lagos as commercial/industrial centre; modern facilities (cranes, warehouses); handles most of Nigeria's trade
(c) Congestion and delays; silting/sandbar needing constant dredging; limited land for expansion; poor management
Keep (b) and (c) to the same port.