NIGERIA BY PATRICK WALKER. IT’S A MAP! NIGERIA IS BORDERED BY: 1. NIGER 2. CAMEROON 3.CHAD 4....

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NIGERIA BY PATRICK WALKER

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NIGERIABY PATRICK

WALKER

IT’S A MAP!NIGERIA IS BORDERED BY:

1. NIGER

2. CAMEROON

3.CHAD

4. BENIN

THE CAPTAL IS: ABUJA

GEOGRAPHY AND LANDFORMS

NIGER RIVER

IMO RIVER

Saiya Hill

Maisajeh Hill

LAKE CHAD

COUNTRY FLAG

ITS GREEN AND WHITE

WHERE IS IT?

Nigeria is located in Western Africa, and borders the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin on the west and Cameroon on the east. It has a compact area of 923,768 square kilometers (356,376 square miles).

WEATHER

Nigeria has a tropical climate with two seasons. A wet season form April to October and a dry season from November to March with the wettest month June. Average annual precipitation varies from 1,770 mm (70 inches) in the west to 4,310 mm (170 inches) along the east coast, and to 470 mm (50 inches) in the central areas.

TRANSPORTATION

RAILROADS

CARS

SHIP VESSELS

ARTS AND CULTURE

Kaduna Museum

Kanta Museum

Nigerian National Museum

LANGUAGES

Nigerian languages can be broadly categorized into Niger-Congo languages and Afroasiatic languages. There are 521 languages spoken in Nigeria. Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Kanuri, Fulfulde, and Ibibio are the major languages in Nigeria.

SPECIAL CUISINE IN NIGERIA

Nigerian Beef-Spinach Stew

YUM?

EXTRA INFO

Population: About 120 million

Ethnic Groups: More than 250, 4000 dialects

Size: 577,355 sq miles; that is two and a half times the size of California.

Number of States: 36 plus Abuja, the Federal Capital territory

LOOK! IT’S A BABY

NATURAL HAZARDS

periodic droughts

flooding

LIFE EXPECTANCY AND RELGION

48 YEARS

Islam,Christianity,Other

LARGEST ETHNIC GROUP AND TOP IMPORTS AND EXPORTS!

The three largest and most influential ethnic groups in Nigeria are the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba

IMPORTS-machinery, chemicals, transport equipment

EXPORTS-petroleum and petroleum products 95%, cocoa, rubber

MAJOR CITIES

Lagos

Kano

Ibadan

Kaduna

Port Harcourt

HISTORIC SITES AND LANDMARKS

Jos National Museum and Museum of Traditional Nigerian Architecture

National War Museum

National Museum

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES!

Four Wheel Drive The Scenic Mambilla Plateau

Climb Nigeria’s Highest Mountain