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s the largest vegetation
cover in Nigeria extending
over about 50% of the total
landmass.

__is a method in which a
part of a stream, river is
depened, widened or
straightened to allow more
rapid runoff

and embankment can
reduce the possibility of
water overflowing into
nearby floodplains. It could
be permanent or temporary
such as sandbags placed
when a flood is imminent.

Nigeria is located in the
_________ of Africa

Solar radiation is most often
measured indirectly by
using ___________ .

___________ region is
known for heavy rain fall
that encourages leaching
and erosion.

A very small fraction of
about _________% is
captured by green plants,
bacteria, andstimulates the
process of photosynthesis.

_____________ is the
largest vegetation cover in
Nigeria extending over
about 50% of the total
landmass

__________ is a period
which is referred to as the
present geological period
that followed the tertiary
period

Over
% of Nigeria's original forest
were lost due to unplanned
land use.

The Niger Delta coast
extends from the mouth of
the ________river, to the
mouth of the Imo River in
the east

Quaternary began around
million years ago

About
% of the solar energy
reaching the troposphere is
reflected back into space by
clouds, chemicals,dust and
the earth's land and water
surface.

The amount of solar
energy, that gets to the
outer atmosphere of the
earth is called the

The high plains of
__________is the largest
size topographical feature
in the Nigerian
Environment.

We don't find rain forest for
instance in _________

may also be defined as the
gradual removal of rock or
soil particles from its initial
deposit by the means of
wind, waves, water,
glaciers, soil slope or by
human activities

Less than ______% of the
solar constant pass through
the atmosphere and arrive
at the earth's surface.

___________is a method in
which a part of a stream,
river is depened, widened
or straightened to allow
more rapid runoff.

Sudan Savanna's mean
annual rainfall is between
510 and
_mm

The Continental shelf
streaches ______km
offshore Calabar in the
east.

_______and embankment
can reduce the possibility of
water overflowing into
nearby floodplains. It could
be permanent or temporary
such as sandbags placed
when a flood is imminent

A very small fraction of
about
% is captured by green
plants, bacteria,
andstimulates the process
of photosynthesis

A unit where the
relationship of living
organisms is studied is
referred to as _________.

Between 1975 and
Nigeria's vegetation
witnessed sharp loss.

Climate change is real in
Nigerian environment

Continental shelf is small in
size averaging 20-25km in
width in _________.

Between 1975 and
_________, Nigeria's
vegetation witnessed sharp
loss.

____________is situated
on the South-East end of
the High plains of
Hausaland

can be located in the far
northeast of Nigeria
occupying part of Yola and
Maiduguri.

Temperature on the surface
of the sun has been
estimated to be over
________

Climate determines the way
the __________ of an
ecosystem will look

In the biosphere almost all
energy is from the
__________.

The sun being the source of
solar radiation has been
described by some
scientists as a gigantic
fireball of ______% helium.

___________ may be
defined as a body of water,
which moves over and
above an area of land,
which is not normally
submerged

The amount of solar
energy, that gets to the
outer atmosphere of the
earth is called
the____________

About ------- million sq km of
land have become
desertified in the past 50
years.

s a period which is referred
to as the present geological
period that followed the
tertiary period

region is known for heavy
rain fall that encourages
leaching and erosion.

The sun being the source of
solar radiation has been
described by some
scientists as a gigantic
fireball of
% helium

The mean annual rainfall of
Sahel savanna was
reported to be
mm and long dry seasons
between seven to eight
months.

may be defined as a body
of water, which moves over
and above an area of land,
which is not normally
submerged

____________stretches
(around Imo to Calabar)
specifically from Imo River
to Calabar River estuary at
the Nigeria/Cameroun
borders.

In Nigeria the average
animal sunshine hours has
been reported to be
in the south

Less than
% of the solar constant
pass through the
atmosphere and arrive at
the earth's surface

may be described as the
amount of solar radiation
falling upon an environment
per unit area

_________ may also be
defined as the gradual
removal of rock or soil
particles from its initial
deposit by the means of
wind, waves, water,
glaciers, soil slope or by
human activities.

The __________ is
underlain by young
sedimentary rocks with
most of them possessing
plain tops and a largelayer
of indurate ironstone.

___________is the
Northern most part of the
savanna belt in Nigeria,
aside the Sahel in the far
northeast.

Forest occupies about
_______% of Nigeria