§5.1 Contrasts in Nigeria part 1

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§5.1 Contrasts in Nigeria part 1

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Savannah

Tropical rainforest

Mangrove

Dry

Wet

Landscape and agriculture

Not every landscape is suitable for agriculture. 

Mangrove?

Tropisch rainforest?

Savannah?                                          

Steppe ?                                                                                                                    

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Savannah

Tropical rainforest

Mangrove

Southern Nigeria is wet and good for agriculture

The north is dry and no agriculture is possible

Population distribution

Population

• The country in Africa with the largest population. 

• Uneven  population distribution

Why would more people live in the South?

Why would more people live in the South?

Better climate for farmers, close to sea for trade, more natural resources 

-> More jobs
Also higher income, so GNP per capita (gross national product per capita = average income per person per year)

But it's becoming too populated in the South.

Video story about the consequences. 

Do you know about Nigeria yet?

What colony?

What language?