GEOGRAPHY
BUSH FALLOWING IN WEST AFRICA
Bush fallowing is a system of farming or the cultivation of one piece of land for some years and leaving it for some years with the aim of restoring fertility ...
CLIMATE OF NIGERIA
Climate is the average weather condition of the atmosphere over a very long period of time. The elements of climate – rainfall, temperature, wind, relative humidity, pressure, cloud cover and ...
CLASSIFICATION OF CLIMATE
Classification of climate is a conscious attempt at group different climates with similar characteristics together. This is because climate varies from place to place. The common systems of classification of ...
THE ROCKS OF THE EARTH
The earth’s crust consists of rocks. A rock is any mineral material of the earth. It may be a combination of different mineral elements such as silica which contains silicon ...
WORLD TRANSPORTATION
Transportation is defined as the movement of people, goods and commodities from one place to another either by land, water or by air. In other words, transportation is the movement ...
WEATHER AND CLIMATE
Weather is defined as the condition of the atmosphere of a place at a certain time over a short period. The weather of a place is always very brief and ...
THE EARTH’S ROTATION AND REVOLUTION
The earth moves in space in two different ways. These are: Rotation Revolution ROTATION OF THE EARTH Rotation of the earth is defined as the movement of the earth round ...
FACTS ABOUT WEATHERING
Weathering is defined as the gradual breaking down or disintegration of rocks by either physical (mechanical) or chemical process. FACTORS AFFECTING WEATHERING The following factors affect the weathering of rocks: ...
MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE OUTER AND INTERNAL STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH
The structure of the earth is grouped into two zones. These are the outer structure and the internal structure. THE OUTER STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH The outer structure of the ...
MINERAL RESOURCES IN NIGERIA
Minerals present and mined in Nigeria include: Petroleum and Crude oil Petroleum is a sedimentary rock mineral found in Port Harcourt (Rivers State), Warri and Ughelli (both in Delta State), ...