(a) On a sketch map of Nigeria, locate and name: (i) two game reserves (ii) one important town in each of the areas in (a) above (b) State three ways by whi...

(a) Sketch map of Nigeria locating two game reserves and an important town in each area

The two game reserves chosen are Yankari Game Reserve (Bauchi State) and Borgu Game Reserve / Kainji Lake National Park (Niger State). The important town near each is Bauchi and New Bussa respectively. On the sketch map below, each reserve is marked with a shaded patch and labelled, and each associated town is shown as a dot.

(b) Three ways tourism has affected the lives of the people in the Yankari (Bauchi) area

1. Employment: Many local people earn a living as tour guides, drivers, rangers and hotel and park staff, which has raised household incomes.
2. Provision of amenities and infrastructure: To serve tourists, facilities such as good roads, electricity, pipe-borne water and communication networks have been developed in the area, benefiting the residents too.
3. Income from trade in crafts and souvenirs: Tourism has opened brisk markets for local crafts, artefacts, food and other goods, while contact with visitors has led to acculturation (exchange of ideas and cultures). (A negative effect is the loss of some farmlands taken up by the reserve and tourist facilities.)

(c) Three ways tourism may be boosted in Nigeria

1. Adequate security: Ensuring good security arrangements for the lives and property of tourists so that people feel safe visiting the sites.
2. Improved infrastructure and hotel facilities: Providing good roads, airports, adequate transport and comfortable hotels close to the tourist centres.
3. Adequate publicity and development of sites: Advertising Nigeria's attractions widely at home and abroad, backed by deliberate government policy to develop and preserve the natural endowments of each region and to train tourism personnel.