ESM102

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

Climate determines the way
the __________ of an
ecosystem will look

The total brackish area is
about _________km2

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

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

The Sokoto plain is in the
far __________ of Nigeria
and is made of sedimentary
rocks.

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.

________plateau has
Tertiary to Recent
volcanism which formed a
distinct region of basaltic
lava flows, volcanoes and
vents at various stages of
erosion

Nigeria is located in the
_________ of Africa

Only _______% of the
earth's total volume of
water is easily assessable
to us.

The _______ plateau is
another area where
inselbergs can be found.

_______ and ________
are two types of Quaternary

___________ stated that
the barrier lagoon complex
grades eastward into a mud
beach in the vicinity of
Lekki Lagoon

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

defined the environment as
the sum total of the
condition within which
organisms live

Continental shelf measures
about _______km off cape
Formoso at the nose of the
Niger Delta

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

_______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

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.

Solar radiation is most often
measured indirectly by
using

Quaternary began around
million years ago

The saline swamps of the
Niger delta occupies
________ hectares

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

Sudan Savanna's mean
annual rainfall is between
__________mm

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

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

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

The savanna zone
occupies about ________%
of the land surface of
Nigeria.

We don't find desert
encroachment in
_________

Between 1975 and
Nigeria's vegetation
witnessed sharp loss.

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

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

___________ are
prominent residual rockmass which are often
remnants of erosion can be
found around old hard
rocks

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

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.

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

In the biosphere almost all
energy is from the
__________.

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

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

_________ 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.

Quaternary began around
______ million years ago

The vegetation belt in
Nigeria are determined by
_________ factors.

is defined as the physical
characteristics of the
troposphere of an area
based on analysis of its
weather over at least 30
years.

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