URBANISATION IN NIGERIA
Urbanisation is the process by which people move to a place and settle in large…
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POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS
1) Size In studying the population in any country, the first consideration is to determine…
POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Population is important both as a factor and as a measure of development in a…
POPULATION SIZE AND DENSITY OF AFRICA
The availability of reliable population data is one of the major problems of development planning…
FUNCTIONS OF SETTLEMENTS
All settlements perform certain useful functions to justify their continued existence. Most of them have…
LOCATION OF SETTLEMENTS
A close look at the towns and cities shown in your atlas will reveal that…
RURAL VERSUS URBAN SETTLEMENTS
Rural and urban settlements may be distinguished from one another on the basis of populations…
WORLD POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
Apart from their very rapid rate of increase, human beings are also very unevenly distributed,…
WORLD SHIPPING ROUTES
The following are some of the principal ocean trade routes. 1) The North Atlantic Route:…
DAIRY FARMING
Dairy farming is the tending of animals for the primary purpose of producing milk for…
THE PATTERN OF WORLD POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
1) The very sparsely populated parts of the world These include the cold polar lands…
URBANIZATION AND ITS PROBLEMS
The growth of towns in human numbers leads directly to the area expansion of the…
THE COOL TEMPERATE GRASSLANDS (STEPPE AND PRAIRIE)
Distribution Bordering the deserts, away from the Mediterranean regions and in the interiors of continents,…
THE COOL TEMPERATE REGIONS (EASTERN MARGINS)
Laurentian Type Distribution The Cool Temperate Eastern Margin (Laurentian) Climate is an intermediate type of…
THE COOL TEMPERATE REGIONS (WESTERN MARGINS)
British Type Distribution The cool temperate western margins are under the permanent influence of the…
THE WARM TEMPERATE REGIONS (EASTERN MARGINS)
China type Distribution This type of climate is found on the eastern margins of continents…
THE WARM TEMPERATE REGIONS (WESTERN MARGINS)
Mediterranean Type Distribution The Warm Temperate Western Margin Climate is found in relatively few areas…
THE COLD TEMPERATE FOREST REGIONS (SIBERIAN TYPE)
Distribution The Cold Temperate Continental (Siberian) Climate is experienced only in the northern hemisphere, where…
THE SAVANNA REGIONS
Distribution The Savanna or Sudan Climate is a transitional type of climate found between the…
THE TROPICAL DESERT AND TEMPERATE DESERT
Distribution Deserts are regions of scanty rainfall which may be hot like the hot deserts…
POLLUTION OF WATER RESOURCES
Man cannot survive without water. The low population densities in the desert natural region is…
THE HUMAN ASPECTS OF RIVERS
In many countries, rivers form the chief highways of commerce and transport. The Yangtze Kiang…
NIGERIA’S TRADE AND COMMERCE
Trade is the selling and buying of goods and services between areas and peoples. Trade…
PRIMARY ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES IN AFRICA
Africa’s primary economic activities depend essentially on primary activities, which are associated with the natural…
THE TROPICAL MONSOON AND TROPICAL MARINE LANDS
Distribution Some parts of the world experience seasonal winds like land and sea breeze but…
THE EQUATORIAL REGIONS
Distribution The equatorial, hot, wet climate is found between 5° and 10° north and south…
THE ARCTIC OR POLAR CLIMATE
Distribution The polar type of climate and vegetation is found mainly north of the Arctic…
WORLD INDUSTRIAL AREAS
Having examined the various factors which contribute to the location of industrial districts, we shall…
THE RISE OF MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
Man’s universal demand for food, clothing, shelter and other comforts of life has prompted the…
IRON AND STEEL
Nature, properties and uses Iron is the commonest, cheapest and most versatile of all metals….
ELECTRICITY
Of the power sources, electricity is the cheapest. It is not exhaustible like coal or…
PETROLEUM
Petroleum is mineral oil, organic in origin, and occurs in the pore spaces of sedimentary…