Theory question 106
Nigeria: People and EconomyFor candidates in Nigeria: (a) Draw an outline map of Nigeria. On the map, show and name; (i) one area of sparse population; (ii) one area of moderate population; (iii) one area of dense population; (iv) one town in 6(a)(i) above (b) Outline three factors responsible for the dense population in the area shown in 6(a)(iii) above. (c) Highlight three problems of dense population in 6(a)(iii) above.
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(a) Sparse: Middle Belt (Niger, Kwara, Kogi, Taraba) or north-east desert edge, town e.g. Bida, Ilorin, Jalingo; moderate: parts of the south-west or north-central (Oyo, Plateau, Kaduna); dense: Lagos area, south-east (Onitsha-Owerri-Aba) or Kano close-settled zone.
(b) Fertile soils and long farming season; commercial and industrial activities providing jobs; ports and administrative centres; good transport and social amenities; historical factors (old kingdoms, security); absence of tsetse fly (Kano).
(c) Pressure on land and soil exhaustion; housing shortage and slums; unemployment and crime; traffic congestion; pollution and poor sanitation; pressure on social amenities; spread of diseases.
Use a key with three density classes.