(a) Draw an outline map of Nigeria. On the map, locate and name;
(i) the Gulf of Guinea; (ii) the Bight of Bonny; (iii) latitude 14°N; (iv) the country to the Western border; (v) the Federal Capital Territory
(b) Describe the size and location if Nigeria in relation to other countries of West Africa
Explanation
(a) Map of Nigeria showing;
(i) Gulf of Guinea
(ii) Bight of Bonny
(iii) Latitude 14°N
(iv) Longitude 80°E and 15°E
(v) The country to the western border
(vi) The federal capital territory.
(b) SIZE OF NIGERIA
(a) It is the 4th largest in land area in West Africa after Niger, Mali and Mauritania.
(b) Nigeria occupies area land mass of 923, 300 square kilometre.
(c) It is four times as big as Ghana and thirteen times as large as Sierra Leone.
(d) Nigeria occupies one seventh of the size Of the area of West Africa.
(e) It extends to about 1300km East to West while 1100km North to South.
(f) It is the most populous in West Africa with estimated population of C,Ier 120
(c) LOCATION: Nigeria lies between latitude 4°N and 14°N and between longitude 3°E and 15°E on the curved made by the continent of Africa: It makes the eastern border of West Africa, bordered in tho North by Niger, West by Republic of Benin, East by Cameroun Republic and to the South by the Atlantic Ocean. It has a latitudinal extent of about 10°