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NIGERIA
BY ALLISON HODGE AND CASEY DECLUE
2.
POPULATION AND CITIES
Nigeria has a population of 128,771,988 people.
Some major cities include Benin City, and Abuja, which also happens
to be the Capital city of Nigeria. Some other major cities include Katsina,Lafia,
Lagos, and Sokoto.
http://www.mapsofworld.com/nigeria/cities
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GeographyAbout.com
3.
ETHNICITIES OF NIGERIA
Nigeria consists of about three hundred different ethnic groups.
One ethnic group found in Nigeria is the Igbo ethnic group. This is the main
ethnic group found in Southeastern Nigeria. Most of the Igbo population is
Christian. Another Ethnic group in Nigeria is the Yoruba people.Most of
Yoruba people often live in urban areas rather than rural.
4.
MORE ETHNIC GROUPS
A large group of Yoruba people live in Lagos, which also
happens to be the second largest city by population located in
Africa. The Ijaw people are another one of the hundred ethnic groups
in Nigeria. They are Nigeria's fifth largest ethnic group,
Some of the traditional lands for the Ijaw people is along the Niger River Delta.
5.
ETHNICITIES
This area is very rich in oil. Although not much of the money
produced from the oil industry along the Niger River Delta
goes back to the Ijaw people, due to mismanagement of the oil
reserves, Good luck Jonathan is part of the Ijaw ethnic group.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/africa-jan-june07-ethnic_04-05/#the-run...
6.
WARS
The Nigerian Civil War began on July. 6th, 1967, and ended in 1970. There
were 75,000 fatalities, This is also known as the Biafran War. This war
began due to having a large amount of different ethnic groups living in Nigeria.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_Civil_War
7.
NATURAL RESOURCES
Some natural resources in Nigeria include natural gas, coal,
iron-ore and clay, gold, salt, uranium, and oil. In Akwa Ibom State, you can
find natural resources such as Limestone, zinc, and lignite.
Natural resources such as Gypsum and Manganese can be found in Bayelsa State.
http://www.nairaland.com/724526/nigerian-states-natural-resources
8.
INDUSTRIES OF NIGERIA
One industry in Nigeria is the oil industry. Nigeria is the
tenth largest oil producing country in the world, and the third
largest oil producing country in Africa. The mining industry, is the largest
industry to Nigeria. This includes the oil and natural gas industries.
http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Africa/Nigeria-INDUSTRY.html
9.
GOVERNMENT
The government of Nigeria is Federal Republic.
http://www.nigeriaembassyusa.org/index.php?page=nigeria-past-present-and-fu...
10.
HISTORICAL EVENT
In the 1850's, the British began it invade around
Lagos. Nigeria was then claimed as a British colony.
They regained their independence on October 1st, 1960.
http://www.ngex.com/nigeria/keyevents/default.htm
11.
GOOD LUCK JONATHAN
Jonathan became the leader of Nigeria in 2011.
He was a former zoologist, who enjoys fedora hats.
His name, ofcourse, is because he always seems to be in the
exact right place at the exact right time for everything.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-12192152
12.
HOW LARGE IS NIGERIA?
The land area of Nigeria Is 351,649 square
miles. The total area is 356,667 sq miles long.
13.
PHYSICAL FEATURES
Some physical features in Nigeria include the Adamawa Highlands
, the Mambilla Plateau, Obudi. Platue, Jos platue, the Niger River,
Niger Delta, and Rivet Benue. Nigeria borders Lake Chad to the north,
while bordering the Gulf of Guinea to the south.
https://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Geography_of_Nigeria....
14.
NIGERIA'S FLAG
15.
CURRENT EVENT
A Minister of Aviation, named "Olesegun Agagu" passed
away in 2013. The plane that had been carrying his corpse and twenty
others crashed shortly after takeoff, right into the city of Lagos. Fifteen
of the twenty passengers were killed in the crash.
http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/152460-11-major-events-nigerias-aviation...
16.
AGRICULTURE
Fishing and lumbering are part of the agriculture in Nigeria. Nigeria
also had a variety of climates, which allows them to grow tons of different
cash crops. Bananas, beans,yams, and cocoa beans are just a few if the many
cash crops grown and sold here. Oil however, is what helps with most of Nigeria's
GDP. Cattle herding is also an important part of agriculture here.
17.
AGRICULTURE
Poultry is also another important part of Nigeria's agriculture.
http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/economies/Africa/Nigeria-AGRICULTURE.htm...
18.
EDUCATION IN NIGERIA
Nigeria has been improving on its education system over the years, but
they still have a long way to go before they are as good as the United States.
The current literacy rate of Nigeria is 72%. There are three years of primary schooling
,Three years of Junior secondary schooling, three years of Senior secondary schooling,
and four years of a university education. The first six years are required for everyone.
19.
CLIMATES IN NIGERIA
Nigeria is located in the tropical zone,yet they still have a variety of
climates. Moist air masses moves into Nigeria from the At,antic ocean, while
hot, dry air comes up from the south. The rainy season begins in the south, around
the coastal areas. It begins in late. February,into March, and travels North. Rain
last normally until August. The coastal areas see the most rain in May,June, and October.
20.
NIGERIA'S CLIMATE
Northern Nigeria normally has the most rainfall in August.
The temperatures in Nigeria can reach to around 73 degrees
to 88 degrees in January, during the dry season. Some temperatures
reach to 110 degrees during the dry season, and 42 degrees in the rainy season.
http://traveltips.usatoday.com/weather-climate-nigeria-35435.html
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