Theory question 105
Nigeria: Physical Setting(a) Draw a sketch map of Nigeria. On the map, locate and name: (i) the Sudan savanna belt; (ii) the Tropical rainforest belt; (iii) one town in 5 (a) (ii). (b) Identify four characteristics of the Tropical rainforest in Nigeria. (c) Outline five economic importance of the Tropical rainforest to Nigeria.
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(a) Outline of Nigeria with title, key and north arrow; Sudan savanna as a belt across the north (Sokoto, Kano, Katsina); tropical rainforest as a belt across the south, north of the coastal swamps; a rainforest town such as Benin City, Ibadan, Akure, Onitsha or Calabar.
(b) Tall evergreen trees (up to 60 m) in three layers (canopy); many species mixed together; hardwoods (mahogany, obeche, iroko); dense undergrowth, climbers and epiphytes; buttress roots; little light reaches the floor.
(c) Timber for building and export; raw materials for industries (paper, furniture, plywood); fuel wood and charcoal; cash crops grown there (cocoa, oil palm, rubber); medicinal plants and food (fruits, bush meat); tourism; employment; protects soil and water catchments.
Give named tree species.