PHYSICAL FEATURES IN NIGERIA

A PPT on the various physical features, land forms and water bodies in Nigeria and their locations.

1. PHYSICAL FEATURES WALT: MEANING AND EXAMPLES OF PHYSICAL FEATURES

2. WHAT ARE PHYSICAL FEATURES? A natural  feature  on the surface, such as water, mountains, and deserts. a  feature  on Earth's surface that has been formed by nature. Example: Trees, mountains, oceans, rivers, lakes, etc. The environment of the earth.

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4. FORMS OF PHYSICAL FEATURES

5. Can you identify these Landforms?

6. ANSWERS: A plateau A hill A mountain Differences among a mountain, a hill and a plateau . mountain hill plateau A mountain is a landform that rises above the earth surface. A hill is a landform that rises above the earth surface. A plateau is a piece of land that is suddenly elevated amidst surrounding plain area. A mountain is very steep A hill is not steep it is gentle. A plateau is a sudden rise. It may therefore be steep. A mountain has peaks and is very high. A hill is not as high as a mountain. A plateau has no peak. It is shaped like a table set upon the ground.

7. Can you identify these water bodies? Peninsula Island Lake

8. Match these definitions to the correct Physical feature Water surrounded by Land Land surrounded by Water Land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water . Lake Island peninsula

9. ACTIVITY 1: PHYSICAL FEATURES CHART

10. Can you Identify these types of vegetations? Tropical Rainforest Deserts Savannah or grasslands

11. DIFFERENCES AMONG A DESERT, SAVANNAH AND RAINFOREST DESERT SAVANNAH RAINFOREST Little or no trees grow here The kind of trees that grow here are mainly shrubs and grasses Lots of tall trees grow here It has a very hot climate with little or no rainfall It has moderate amount of rainfall It has a very high amount of rainfall.

12. ACTIVITY 2: RESEARCH WORK Using google search, Find out where the following physical features can be found in Nigeria: Plateau Hills Mountains Deserts Savannah Tropical Rainforest Islands Lakes Peninsula

13. PHYSICAL FEATURES AND THEIR LOCATIONS IN NIGERIA PHYSICAL FEATURE LOCATION Plateau Adamawa, Jos Plateau, Obudu , Cross River Hills Dalla Hills, Kano Idanre Hills, Ondo Udi Hills, Enugu Mountains Chappai Waddi , Taraba Mount Dimlang , Adamawa Mount Patti, Kogi Deserts There is actually no desert in any part of Nigeria. What Is obtainable is a dessert like terrain in Borno , Yobe , Jigawa and Katsina states. Savannah Sudan Savannah, Bornu State. Tropical Rainforest Most of Nigeria's rainforests are located in the Niger River Delta. The country's dense forests are concentrated in the states of Bayelsa, Cross River, Edo, Ekiti, Ondo, Osun, Rivers, and Taraba. Islands, lakes, rivers, peninsulas, lagoons Lagos, Rivers, Akwa -Ibom, Cross Rivers, Delta, Bayelsa, Imo

14. PARTS OF A RIVER

15. Mention some parts of a river mentioned in the video Parts of a River Source Channel Tributaries Mouth Delta Confluence Water fall

16. ACTIVITY 3: QUIZZIZ GAME ON PARTS OF A RIVER Go to Quizziz and then listen to the teacher to get the game code and start playing.

17. ASSIGNMENT