A geography of the Eastern provinces of Nigeria.
Date
1966
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The Syndics of The Cambridge University Press,
Abstract
An Ibo town; Family and farm ;More about farming ;The climate of Ogidi and Onitsha ;A visit to Agulu ;City of Trade ; Onitsha’s River ; Into Oil Palm Country ;Palm Products for export ;The Delta of the Niger ;Fishermen of the Delta ; Mineral oil and the Revival of Bonny ;A Visit to a Seaport; Port Harcourt, the Town and its Industries ;Aba, Inland Route Centre ; Journey to Calabar ; Ikom, Obudu and Ogoja ;Between Abakaliki and Enugu ;City of Government ;Coal Mining and Geology around Enugu ;21. Completing the Circle; Summing Up.
Description
This book attempts to study the geography of the eastern provinces of Nigeria in a realistic way. It does this by means of an imaginary journey, during which geographical facts and relationships are described as they arise. Basic concepts are given early treatment while the more difficult topics have been left till later. This imaginary journey begins in Ogidi, near Onitsha. Since any study of the home country should begin with a study of the students’ own home district, we suggest that classes conduct a study of a family, its farms and its villages in their own area, parallel to the first four chapters of this book and then continue with the tour in the order we use. The text allows for the wide range of ability and experience that there will be amongst the likely users of this book. Simple exercises are intended to draw attention to the important parts of the text, and to make the writing of lengthy notes unnecessary. Exercises lead to written answers, to photographic interpretation and to the drawing of maps. Some, for more advanced pupils, have been designed to provoke thought about national problems. Where possible, exercises attempt to link the text back to the local neighborhood of the school. The book has been written with the junior classes of secondary schools in mind; it may also be found useful in primary schools, and in teacher training colleges. People outside Nigeria may welcome the book as giving a more detailed and livelier picture of the country than could easily be obtained elsewhere.