Theory question 104
Nigeria: People and EconomyFor candidates in Nigeria: (a) Draw an outline map of Nigeria. On the map, show and name: (i) one area important for oil palm production; (ii) one area important for cattle rearing; (iii) one town in the oil palm producing area; (iv) two towns in the cattle rearing area (b) Outline any three factors that favour cattle rearing in the area shown in 4(a)(ii) above. (c) Highlight any three ways in which cattle rearing is of importance to Nigeria
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(a) Oil palm: south-east and mid-west (Imo, Abia, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Edo, Delta), town e.g. Umuahia, Owerri, Calabar, Benin; cattle: northern savanna (Sokoto, Kano, Katsina, Borno, Bauchi), towns e.g. Sokoto, Kano, Maiduguri, Potiskum.
(b) Absence of tsetse fly in the drier north; extensive grassland pasture; long dry season keeps disease low; nomadic Fulani with herding skill; large market in the south; water from rivers, Lake Chad and boreholes; availability of land.
(c) Meat and milk (protein); hides and skins for leather industries; income for farmers; government revenue (jangali/cattle tax); employment for herders, butchers and traders; manure for farms; draught animals; trade within Nigeria.
Name two towns inside the cattle area as asked.