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NIGERIA

NIGERIA. BY 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?.

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NIGERIA

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  1. NIGERIA BY PATRICK WALKER

  2. IT’S A MAP! NIGERIA IS BORDERED BY: 1. NIGER 2. CAMEROON 3.CHAD 4. BENIN THE CAPTAL IS: ABUJA

  3. GEOGRAPHY AND LANDFORMS • NIGER RIVER • IMO RIVER • SaiyaHill • MaisajehHill • LAKE CHAD

  4. COUNTRY FLAG ITS GREEN AND WHITE

  5. 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).

  6. 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.

  7. TRANSPORTATION • RAILROADS • CARS • SHIP VESSELS

  8. ARTS AND CULTURE • Kaduna Museum • Kanta Museum • Nigerian National Museum

  9. 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.

  10. SPECIAL CUISINE IN NIGERIA • Nigerian Beef-Spinach Stew YUM?

  11. 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

  12. NATURAL HAZARDS periodic droughts flooding

  13. LIFE EXPECTANCY AND RELGION • 48 YEARS • Islam,Christianity,Other

  14. 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

  15. MAJOR CITIES • Lagos • Kano • Ibadan • Kaduna • Port Harcourt

  16. HISTORIC SITES AND LANDMARKS • Jos National Museum and Museum of Traditional Nigerian Architecture • National War Museum • National Museum

  17. OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES! • Four Wheel Drive The Scenic MambillaPlateau • Climb Nigeria’s Highest Mountain

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