(b) Characteristics of rain forest belt:

(i) It has tall trees with buttress roots evergreen and broad leaves.

(ii) Trees exist in different heights, storeys or layers, i.e. bottom, middle and upper layers.

(iii) Presence of little undergrowth due to canopy of the forest (iv) Presence of climbers, creepers, epiphytes and parasitic plants.

(v) It has numerous heterogeneous species of trees like lroko, Obeche, Mahogany and African walnut

(vi) Plant species are not in pure stand, i.e. trees are scattered.

(vii) Plants have soft and green barks.



(c) Ways in which the rain forest vegetation is important to the economy of Nigeria:

(i) Provision of tropical hardwood: It provides tropical hardwood like Iroko, Obeche and Mahogany timber for construction purposes.

(ii) Provision of employment: Lumbering of tress in this vegetation provides employment.

(iii) Farming activities: It gives rise to farming activities, especially the cultivation of tree crops in plantations, e.g. rubber, cocoa and oil palm.

(iv) Source of fuel: It is a source of fuel for cooking.

(v) Source of raw materials for industries: Rainforest has a lot of timber in which the industries use in their various activities, thereby generating revenue for the government.

(vi) Provision of food: It serves as source of food for people, and such food can be consumed locally and internationally.

(vii) Provision of medicine: Some plants in this belt have medicinal values to cure diseases