Theory question 106
Nigeria: Physical Setting(a) Draw a sketch map of Nigeria. On the map, show and name one area with: (i) Mangrove swamp vegetation; (ii) Rain forest vegetation; (iii) Guinea savanna vegetation; (iv) Sudan savanna vegetation. (b) Name three types of trees found in the forest zone of Nigeria. (c) Explain four contributions of forest vegetation to the economic development of Nigeria.
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(a) Map: mangrove swamp along the coast and the Niger Delta (e.g. Rivers, Bayelsa, Lagos lagoons); rain forest belt inland in the south (Ondo, Edo, Cross River, Ogun); Guinea savanna across the middle belt (Kwara, Niger, Benue, Plateau, FCT); Sudan savanna in the north (Kano, Katsina, Sokoto, Zamfara).
(b) Mahogany, iroko, obeche, sapele, walnut, abura, afara, camwood, oil palm.
(c) Timber for building, furniture and export (foreign exchange); raw materials for industries (sawmills, plywood, paper, match); employment for lumbermen, carpenters and traders; food, fruits and bush meat; herbs for medicine; fuel wood and charcoal; tourism (forest reserves, parks); protects soil from erosion and supports rainfall.
Explain each contribution, not just list it.