1. NIGERIA
Essential Question: How do natural resources
determine how prosperous a country will be?

2. Introduction

3. Introduction

4. Introduction

5. Introduction
 Named for the (1) NIGER
RIVER, which flows
through western and
central Nigeria.

6. Introduction
 Named for the (1) NIGER
RIVER, which flows
through western and
central Nigeria.
 Nigeria covers 351,650
square miles and is more
than t wice the size of
(2) CALIFORNIA.

7. Land

8. Land  Coast has many rivers and
creeks and covered with (3)
MANGROVE swamps, a
tropical tree with roots
extending above and
beneath the water

9. Land  Coast has many rivers and
creeks and covered with (3)
MANGROVE swamps, a
tropical tree with roots
extending above and
beneath the water
 (4) TROPICAL RAIN FOREST
in the north

10. Land  Coast has many rivers and
creeks and covered with (3)
MANGROVE swamps, a
tropical tree with roots
extending above and
beneath the water
 (4) TROPICAL RAIN FOREST
in the north
 In central Nigeria, there is a
(5) SAVANNA, or tropical
grassland with scattered
trees

11. Climate

12. Climate
 Most of the country is
(6) TROPICAL

13. Climate
 Most of the country is
(6) TROPICAL
 In the winter months, a
dry dusty wind called
(7) HARMATTAN blows
south from the Sahara.

14. Climate
 Most of the country is
(6) TROPICAL
 In the winter months, a
dry dusty wind called
(7) HARMATTAN blows
south from the Sahara.

15. Climate
 Most of the country is
(6) TROPICAL
 In the winter months, a
dry dusty wind called
(7) HARMATTAN blows
south from the Sahara.

16. Climate
 Most of the country is
(6) TROPICAL
 In the winter months, a
dry dusty wind called
(7) HARMATTAN blows
south from the Sahara.

17. Economy

18. Economy
 Based on (8) AGRICULTURE, oil,
and mining

19. Economy
 Based on (8) AGRICULTURE, oil,
and mining
 More than (9) 1/2 of Nigeria’s
land is good for farming

20. Economy
 Based on (8) AGRICULTURE, oil,
and mining
 More than (9) 1/2 of Nigeria’s
land is good for farming
 Major crops include peanuts,
cotton, rubber, palm products,
and (10) CACAO, which is used
to make chocolate.

21. Nigeria’s Oil

22. Nigeria’s Oil
 Nigeria is one of the world’s
leading (11) OIL producing
countries.

23. Nigeria’s Oil
 Nigeria is one of the world’s
leading (11) OIL producing
countries.
 In the (12) 1980’S, the
economy struggled because of
a drop in the world oil prices.

24. Nigeria’s Oil
 Nigeria is one of the world’s
leading (11) OIL producing
countries.
 In the (12) 1980’S, the
economy struggled because of
a drop in the world oil prices.
 However, today, Nigeria is
using income from oil to
improve (13) FARMING and to
raise more food products.

25. People

26. People  Highest population of any
country in Africa

27. People  Highest population of any
country in Africa
 (14) 158 MILLION

28. People  Highest population of any
country in Africa
 (14) 158 MILLION
 About 50% of the people are
(15) MUSLIM and 40% are
Christian.

29. People  Highest population of any
country in Africa
 (14) 158 MILLION
 About 50% of the people are
(15) MUSLIM and 40% are
Christian.
 There are more than (16) 250
groups.

30. People  Highest population of any
country in Africa
 (14) 158 MILLION
 About 50% of the people are
(15) MUSLIM and 40% are
Christian.
 There are more than (16) 250
groups.
 The 4 largest are:

31. People  Highest population of any
country in Africa
 (14) 158 MILLION
 About 50% of the people are
(15) MUSLIM and 40% are
Christian.
 There are more than (16) 250
groups.
 The 4 largest are:
– Hausa

32. People  Highest population of any
country in Africa
 (14) 158 MILLION
 About 50% of the people are
(15) MUSLIM and 40% are
Christian.
 There are more than (16) 250
groups.
 The 4 largest are:
– Hausa
– Fulani

33. People  Highest population of any
country in Africa
 (14) 158 MILLION
 About 50% of the people are
(15) MUSLIM and 40% are
Christian.
 There are more than (16) 250
groups.
 The 4 largest are:
– Hausa
– Fulani
– (17) YORUBA

34. People  Highest population of any
country in Africa
 (14) 158 MILLION
 About 50% of the people are
(15) MUSLIM and 40% are
Christian.
 There are more than (16) 250
groups.
 The 4 largest are:
– Hausa
– Fulani
– (17) YORUBA
– Iboh

35. Way of Life

36. Way of Life
 About (18) 84% of the
population live in rural
villages or (19)
COMPOUNDS, a group of
houses surrounded by
walls.

37. Way of Life
 About (18) 84% of the
population live in rural
villages or (19)
COMPOUNDS, a group of
houses surrounded by
walls.
 Nigeria’s largest cities
include:

38. Way of Life
 About (18) 84% of the
population live in rural
villages or (19)
COMPOUNDS, a group of
houses surrounded by
walls.
 Nigeria’s largest cities
include:
– (20) LAGOS, the largest
city and commercial center

39. Way of Life
 About (18) 84% of the
population live in rural
villages or (19)
COMPOUNDS, a group of
houses surrounded by
walls.
 Nigeria’s largest cities
include:
– (20) LAGOS, the largest
city and commercial center
– (21) ABUJA, the capital.

40. The Arts

41. The Arts
 Nigerians take pride in
their (22) ARTS.

42. The Arts
 Nigerians take pride in
their (22) ARTS.
 They make elaborate
wooden (23) MASKS,
metal sculptures and
colorful cloth.

43. The Arts
 Nigerians take pride in
their (22) ARTS.
 They make elaborate
wooden (23) MASKS,
metal sculptures and
colorful cloth.
 In 1986, Nigerian writer,
(24) WOLE SOYINKA
became the first African
to the Nobel Prize for
literature.