(a) Draw a sketch map of Nigeria. On the map, show, and name: (i) Latitudes 4ºN and 14ºN (ii) Longitudes 3 E and 15°E (iii) Enugu. (b) Describe Nigeria under the following headings (i) size (ii) location: (iii) position.
Explanation
Map of Nigeria showing Latitude 4ºN and 14ºN, Longitude 3ºE and 15ºE
(b) Description of Nigeria under the following headings: (i) Size: - It has a total area of 923, 768 km\(^{2}\) - Stretches 1,100 km North to South - Stretches 1,300 km East to West - Population is above 140 million - Covers one-seventh (1/7) of the total land area of West Africa - 4th Largest in West Africa - 4 times the size of Ghana - 13 times the size of Sierra Leone. - Most populous country in West Africa (ii) Location: - In West Africa - Located in the African continent - North of the equator - Northern latitudinal limit is 14°N - Southern altitudinal limit is 14°N - Westernmost longitudinal limit is 3°E - Eastern most longitudinal limit is 15°E - Latitudinal extent is 10 º - Longitudinal extent is 12º - Almost equidistant from all corners of Africa. (iii) Position: - Surrounded by Francophone countries except in the south - Bounded in the north by Niger Republic - Bounded in the northeast by Chad Republic. - Bounded in the west by Benin Republic - Bounded in the east by Cameroon Republic -Bounded in the south by the Atlantic Ocean. - Almost at the center of the curve made by the western part of the continent.
