{"id":2616,"date":"2023-10-03T10:58:19","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T10:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/ecole9ja\/?p=2616"},"modified":"2023-10-03T11:01:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T11:01:59","slug":"week-5-ss1-third-term-geography-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecolebooks.com\/nigeria\/posts\/week-5-ss1-third-term-geography-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 5 – SS1 Third Term Geography Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"

WEEK FIVE
\n<\/strong>NIGERIA: VEGETATION AND SOILS
\n<\/strong>VEGETATION OF NIGERIA
\n<\/strong>The vegetation of Nigeria can be grouped into three major zones and these are: <\/p>\n

    \n
  1. \n
    Forest zone\/vegetation: This zone contains mainly trees and it is sub-divided into\n<\/div>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(a) Mangrove swamp forest: Salt and fresh water swamp.
    \n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(b) Rain forest\n<\/li>\n

  2. \n
    Savanna zone\/vegetation: This zone is made up of mainly grasses and it is further sub-divided\n<\/div>\n

    into three which are
    \n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(a) Guinea savanna
    \n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(b) Sudan savanna
    \n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(c) Sahel savanna\n<\/li>\n

  3. \n
    Montane vegetation: This is mainly found in highland areas such as Jos and Adamawa.\n<\/div>\n

    \u00a0EVALUATION
    \n<\/strong><\/li>\n

  4. What is vegetation?\n<\/li>\n
  5. \n
    Describe the vegetation pattern of Nigeria\n<\/div>\n

    \u00a0SOILS IN NIGERIA Soil is defined as the thin surface of the uppermost layer of the earth’s crust on which plants grow.
    \nSoils in Nigeria can be grouped into four major zones which are:\n<\/li>\n

  6. Zone of laterite soil\n<\/li>\n
  7. Zone of forest soil\n<\/li>\n
  8. Zone of sandy soil\n<\/li>\n
  9. \n
    Zone of alluvial soil\n<\/div>\n

    \u00a0ZONE OF LATERITE SOIL
    \n<\/strong>These are found in the interior zone of Nigeria in places such as Jos, Markurdi, M inna, Enugu, Abuja etc. The soils are associated with guinea savanna and it is heavily leached due to rainfall. The soils are usually reddish in colour due to the presence of iron.<\/p>\n

    \u00a0ZONE OF SANDY SOIL
    \n<\/strong>These soils are found in the extreme northern part of Nigeria like Sokoto, Katsina, Kano, Damaturu, Maiduguru etc. T he soils are associated with sudan and sahel savanna. These soils are formed due to dryness and depositing of sand by wind.<\/p>\n

    \u00a0ZONE OF FOREST SOIL
    \n<\/strong>This is found in the southern belt and south-western part of Nigeria in places like Ibadan, Akure, Benin City, Ogun, Anambra, Imo etc. The soil is associated with forest vegetation and it is rich in humus due to fallen and decayed leaves<\/p>\n

    \u00a0ZONE OF ALLUVIAL SOILS
    \n<\/strong>This is found around Ilorin, Lokoja, Niger-Delta areas of Warri, Port-Harcourt and Calaber. The soil is associated with fine alluvial soil deposits at the lower course of a river. <\/p>\n

    \u00a0EVALUATION<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n

  10. List the zones of soils in Nigeria.\n<\/li>\n
  11. Describe laterite soil.\n<\/li>\n
  12. \n
    How is alluvial soil formed?\n<\/div>\n
    GENERAL EVALUATION QUESTIONS
    \n<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n
  13. Define soil.\n<\/li>\n
  14. Mention three types of soil.\n<\/li>\n
  15. Describe the zone of laterite soil.\n<\/li>\n
  16. Describe the solar system.\n<\/li>\n
  17. \n
    State the characteristics of Jupiter.\n<\/div>\n

    \u00a0READING ASSIGNMENT
    \n<\/strong>Essential Geography, O.A. Iwena Pages 243-247.<\/p>\n

    \u00a0WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT
    \n<\/strong>1. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The best soil for planting is \u2026\u2026..soil (a) sandy (b) clayey (c) loamy
    \n2. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Sandy soil is more dominant in which of the following areas? (a) Warri (b) Lagos
    \n(c) Kano
    \n3. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Laterite soil is more dominant in which of the following areas? (a) Makurdi (b) Lagos
    \n(c) Kano
    \n4. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Savanna vegetation is characterized with (a) trees (b) grasses (c) raffia palms
    \n5. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Soil porosity is highest in \u2026\u2026\u2026 soil (a) sandy (b) loamy (c) clayey<\/p>\n

    \u00a0THEORY
    \n<\/strong><\/li>\n

  18. Define soil erosion.
    \n\t\t\t<\/strong><\/li>\n
  19. \n
    Mention three areas of wind erosion in Nigeria.
    \n\t\t\t\t<\/strong><\/div>\n


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