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Notes: Nigeria and Cameroon
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Test Friday
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HW: Missing/Make-up work
Nigeria
Facts
Nigeria
Facts
Nigeria—Geography
Nigeria—Geography
1.
Population:
177M+
2.
Capital:
Abuja
3.
Physical Features:
Mountains, Plains,
Plateaus
4.
Major Bodies of Water:
Rivers:
Niger and Benue
Ocean:
Atlantic Ocean
Nigeria—Culture
Nigeria—Culture
5.
Official language:
English, but
country has over 500 languages
spoken
6.
Religions:
Muslim and Christian
7.
Has more than 250 ethnic groups
Nigeria—Government
Nigeria—Government
8.
Type of Government:
Federal
Republic
9.
Government. Leader:
President
President Goodluck Jonathan
Nigeria—Climate
Nigeria—Climate
10.
Tropical
(center) and
arid
(north)
Nigeria—Resources
Nigeria—Resources
11.
Natural Resources:
Natural gasoline, oil,
and tin
12.
Agriculture:
Cocoa, peanuts, and cotton
Nigeria—Fun
Fact
Nigeria—Fun
Fact
13.
Nigeria has the highest rate of twin
births in the world, compared to any
other country
Cameroon
Facts
Cameroon
Facts
Cameroon—Geography
Cameroon—Geography
1.
Population:
23M+
2.
Capital:
Yaounde
3.
Physical Features:
Mountains,
plateaus, plains
4.
Major Bodies of Water:
Atlantic
Ocean and Sanaga River
Cameroon—Culture
Cameroon—Culture
5.
Official languages:
English and
French
6.
Religions:
Christian and Muslim
7.
The young are expected to care for
the elderly members
Cameroon—Government
Cameroon—Government
8.
Type of Government:
Republic
9.
Government. Leader:
Prime Minister
Prime Minister Philemon Yang
Cameroon—Climate
Cameroon—Climate
10.
Tropical
(center) and
semiarid
(north)
Cameroon—Resources
Cameroon—Resources
11.
Natural Resources:
Petroleum, iron ore,
timber
12.
Agriculture:
Coffee, cocoa, cotton
Cameroon—Fun
Fact
Cameroon—Fun
Fact
13.
It’s common for a child to speak 3
languages