Theory question 207
Environmental Resources(a) Explain the term environmental resource
(b) Using specific examples, describe the importance of water as an environmental resource
(c) Outline any three sources of water.
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Model answer
(a) Any part of the natural environment (land, water, air, vegetation, minerals, animals) that man can use to satisfy his needs
(b) Drinking and domestic use; irrigation for crops (e.g. Bakolori, Nile); hydro-electric power (Kainji, Akosombo); transport (Niger, Lagos lagoon); fishing; industrial uses (cooling, processing); recreation and tourism; habitat for wildlife
(c) Rainfall; surface water – rivers, lakes, streams, ponds; underground water – wells, boreholes, springs; sea water (desalination)
Explanation
Give real Nigerian or African examples in (b).