Basic Information
•located in West Africa
•coast in the south lies on the Gulf of Guinea in the
Atlantic Ocean
•"Giant of Africa"
its large population and economy
the most populous country in Africa
GDP became the largest in Africa
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Nigeria
Landform of
Nigeria
—— the third longest river in Africa
What does Niger mean?
•"great river"
•"great water"
•"river of rivers"
•Nigeria and Niger take their names from the river
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Niger River
•the principal river of western Africa
•length 4,180 km
•basin area 2,117,700 km²
•Medium water basin
•difference of level is low
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Route of Niger River
•begins in southern Guinea
•flows into Mali
•turn southeastward and flowing through Niger
and Nigeria
•go into Atlantic Ocean
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Important parts
•Benue River
•Bani River
•delta midstream&downstream
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Influence
•a kind of grass cover the rocks
•Different kinds of fishes carp&seabass
•crocodile hippo
•different kinds of birds
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