Theory question 105
Nigeria: Physical Setting(a) Draw a sketch map of Nigeria. On the map, show and name: (i) Latitudes 4°N and 14°N; (ii) Longitudes 3°E and 15°E; (iii) Enugu. (b) Describe Nigeria under the following headings: (i) size; (ii) location; (iii) position.
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(a) Outline of Nigeria with title and north arrow; latitude 4°N along the southern coast and 14°N along the northern border; longitude 3°E on the western border and 15°E near the eastern border; Enugu in the south-east.
(b)(i) Size: about 923,768 km²; about 1,100 km from north to south and about 1,300 km from east to west; the most populous country in Africa; one of the largest countries in West Africa (about one-seventh of the region).
(ii) Location: in West Africa; between latitudes 4°N and 14°N and longitudes 3°E and 15°E; north of the equator and east of the Greenwich meridian; extent about 10° of latitude and 12° of longitude.
(iii) Position: bounded by the Niger Republic in the north, Chad in the north-east, Cameroon in the east, Benin Republic in the west and the Atlantic Ocean (Gulf of Guinea) in the south; surrounded by French-speaking countries.
Mark the lines of latitude and longitude clearly.