Theory question 105
Nigeria: Physical Setting(a) Draw an outline map of Nigeria. On the map, show and name: (i) Abuja; (ii) three savanna vegetation belts. (b) State four ways in which the forest vegetation of Nigeria contributes to her economy. (c) Highlight any two problems that hinder the exploitation of forest vegetation in Nigeria.
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(a) Map: Abuja in the centre; Guinea savanna (middle belt), Sudan savanna (north), Sahel savanna (far north-east/north); key.
(b) Timber for building, furniture and export; raw materials for industries (plywood, paper, matches); fuelwood and charcoal; employment (lumbering, sawmills, forest guards); foreign exchange; food, medicinal plants and game; tourism; protects soil and climate.
(c) Scattered trees of one species; heavy hardwoods; dense undergrowth and poor access roads; swampy ground; lack of capital and modern equipment; deforestation and illegal felling; tropical diseases and heavy rain.
Show the savanna belts in the right order north-south.