Theory question 110
Nigeria: Physical Setting(a) On an outline map of Nigeria locate and name: (i) the Eastern Highlands, Eastern Scarplands and Chad Basin (ii) one important river in each region (iii) one important town in each region (b) Describe the Eastern Highlands under the following headings: (i) population and settlement (ii) natural resources (iii) economic activities
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(a) Eastern Highlands along the eastern border (Obudu, Mambilla), river Cross/Donga, town Obudu; Eastern Scarplands (Udi-Nsukka), river Anambra/Imo, town Enugu; Chad Basin (north-east), river Yobe, town Maiduguri.
(b)(i) Sparse population; small dispersed and hill-top settlements; denser on the plateaux tops.
(ii) Forest and grassland, waterfalls and rivers, cool climate, scenery, some minerals.
(iii) Crop farming (tea on Mambilla, food crops); cattle rearing on Obudu and Mambilla; tourism (Obudu Cattle Ranch); lumbering.
Keep regions in the right positions: highlands on the eastern border.