Reference no: EM133934720
Assignment:
1. Compare the three maps of Nigeria listed below on Google images, then answer the following questions.
- Nigeria- Shaded Relief
- Nigeria- Biomes
- Nigeria- Political
a. What type of biomes are found in the lowland areas? Note that there are three biomes you should be naming for this answer.
b. What type of biomes are found in the higher elevations? Note that you should be naming at least two biomes for this answer.
c. What biomes have the highest population density?
d. What biome exists in Plateau State (which is named after the Jos Plateau)?
2. Give one example of flora and one example of fauna in a wetland.
3. Is an estuary a marine or freshwater biome? Explain your answer.
4. Give the name and location of a plain with a savanna.
5. Which continent is not part of the ecumene?
6. What biome would you most likely find on a mountain peak?
For 7-12 of the six biomes listed below, give the following information:
- name one flora and one fauna species that lives there,
- describe the climate,
- list the continents where this biome is found,
- explain how humans have adapted to live within this biome.
- identify one natural resource that is valuable to humans that comes from this biome.
7. Freshwater (choose one type of freshwater biome, such as a pond, lake, or wetland.)
8. Marine
9. Desert (choose one type of desert biome, such as scrub desert or chapparal)
10. Forest (choose one type of forest: Rainforest, Deciduous forest, or Taiga)
11. Grassland
12. Tundra