Theory question 105
Nigeria: People and Economy(a) Draw an outline map of Nigeria. On the map, mark and name: (i) the railway line from Ibadan to Kano; (ii) the main road from Port Harcourt to Lagos. (b) Highlight four contributions of transportation to the economic development of Nigeria. (c) Outline three problems limiting rail transportation in Nigeria.
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(a) Map: western railway from Ibadan through Oshogbo, Ilorin, Jebba, Minna, Kaduna, Zaria to Kano; main road from Port Harcourt through Owerri/Onitsha (or Aba) to Benin City, Ore, Ijebu-Ode/Shagamu and Lagos.
(b) Movement of raw materials to factories and goods to markets; movement of people (labour mobility); employment; promotes trade and commerce; opens up rural areas; national integration; earns revenue; supports tourism; growth of towns along routes.
(c) Old, single narrow-gauge track; old and broken-down coaches and locomotives; poor maintenance and management; slow speed and poor time schedules; competition from road transport; inadequate funding; derailments; vandalism and theft of rails; limited coverage.
Name towns along each route.