(a) Draw a sketch map of Nigeria, and on it mark and name
(i) one area of high population density
(ii) one area c population density
(iii) one town in each area shown
(b) Give four reasons in each case for the type of population density shown on your map.
Explanation
(b) Four reasons for high population density of Lagos
(i) Lagos is a commercial town – heavy trading and presence of banks
(ii) Presence of industries
(iii) Availability of employment (or jobs)
(iv) Lagos had been the Federal Capital.
Four reasons for low population of Makurdi
(i) Problems created by trans-Saharan slave trade
(ii) Presence of tse-tse flies and black flies associated with sleeping sickness and blindness respectively
(iii) Absence of social amenities
(iv) Absence of mineral resources and industries.