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Nigeria's Physical Geography
By: Grace Lu, Mallory Langford, Karl Amburst
Nigeria
Seasons
Africa does not have the typical four seasons (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter)
Because of it is close to the equator Nigeria has constant warm temperature year long. However, they have a dry and rainy season.
Landforms:
Mandara Mountains
The Mandara mountains are a mountain range in the north-east section of the country of Nigeria. They formed when two tectonic plates converged.
Niger River
The Niger River is the main river in Western Africa. It begins in Guinea and ends at the Gulf of Guinea.It was formed when two smaller rivers combined both moving from areas of higher elevation to lower elevations.
Lake Chad
Lake chad is a lake shared with the country of Chad that acts as a backup reservoir when droughts occur.
Gulf of Guinea
portion of ocean partially surrounded by land
Niger Delta
Sediments deposit at the area where rivers feed into oceans.This creates a triangular fan shaped land at the mouth of the river.
Kainji Reservoir
An underground reservoir that is linked up to lake Chad. Formed as a lake, or artificially made
Benue River
Tributary: water that feeds into a larger river Many tributaries join to form one river
Victoria Islands
An archipelago that houses an upper class neighborhood in the gulf of guinea. Islands form from volcanic activity
Tarkwa Bay
erosion of soft rock and clay of land body of water partly enclosed by land with access to the sea
erosion of soft rock and clay of land body of water partly enclosed by land with access to the sea
Biomes
Desert
A dry,severe biome with little rainfall and vegetation and varying temperatures during the day (38 degrees C- day, 3 degrees C- night)
Grassland
Open, continuous flat areas of grass can be located between high latitudes and desserts at subtropical latitudes and can be temperate or tropical.Every continent except Antarctica!!
Rainforest
Temperate: near cooler coastal areas, north or south of equator
Tropical Rainforests are closer to the equator and is hot and moist due to the year long rainfall with three layers; canopy,floor
Shrubland
Biomes with hot and dry summers with cool, moist winters made of shrubs or short trees. These areas get more rain than deserts but less that
Include: chaparral, woodland, and savannah
Climate Types
Tropical- located in the center of Nigeria
Wetlands- located in North Eastern Nigeria
Drylands- located North Western NigeriaNatural Distasters
Floods: excess rain, flooding of lakes and rivers
Droughts: lack of precipitation
Bibliography
"Nigeria landforms and land statistics."World Atlas Atlas of the World including Geography Facts, Maps, Flags - worldatlas.com. World Atlas, n.d. Web. 25 Apr. 2013. <http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/africa/nigeria/ngland.htm>.
"Nigeria Weather." World Map. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Apr. 2013. <http://www.mapsofworld.com/nigeria/weather.html>.
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/?source=NavEnvND
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Jos Plateau
magma from Earth pushes through Earth's surface but fails to break through
This causes an elevated "tableland"