Geography and Nature

Landforms, Rivers and Climate

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  1. Which is the longest river in Nigeria?
  2. Where do the Niger and Benue rivers meet?
  3. Which water body lies on Nigeria's southern coast?
  4. Which country lies to the west of Nigeria?
  5. What is the name of the cool, dry, dusty wind that blows across Nigeria from December to February?
  6. What is the highest point in Nigeria?
  7. Which lake lies on the north-eastern border of Nigeria?
  8. Which is the most populous city in Nigeria?
  9. What type of vegetation dominates the central belt of Nigeria?
  10. Which delta lies in southern Nigeria and holds one of the world's largest wetlands?
  11. Which plateau in central Nigeria has cool weather and tin deposits?
  12. Which two bights (bays) are named along Nigeria's coast?
  13. Which river rises on the Jos Plateau, flows past the city of Kaduna and joins the Niger?
  14. Which rock formation near Abuja is a well-known monolith?
  15. Why is the north of Nigeria drier than the south?
  16. Which time zone covers all of Nigeria?
  17. Which dam on the Niger created Lake Kainji?
  18. Which of these is the wet-season rain-bearing wind of southern Nigeria?
  19. The Niger and Benue form a Y shape. Which block of Nigeria lies east of the Niger below its meeting with the Benue?
  20. Chappal Waddi lies in which state?
  21. Which is the correct order of the vegetation belts from the coast northwards?
  22. The Hadejia and Jama'are rivers join to form the Yobe, which drains toward which water body?
  23. Which country lies along the eastern border of Nigeria?
  24. In which part of Nigeria is the rainy season longest?
  25. Which is Nigeria's largest artificial lake, formed by damming the Niger in the 1960s?

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