(a) Draw a sketch map of Nigeria. One the map, mark and name: (i) one cattle rearing zone; (ii) one town in the zone; (iii) using arrows, show the movement ...
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(a) Draw a sketch map of Nigeria. One the map, mark and name:
(i) one cattle rearing zone;
(ii) one town in the zone;
(iii) using arrows, show the movement of cattle from the producing area to two consuming markets.
(b) Highlight three factors that favour cattle rearing in the area shown in (a)(i) above.
(c) Outline three problems of cattle rearing in the area shown in (a)(i) above.
Answer Details
(a) Sketch map of Nigeria showing cattle rearing and movement to markets
Key: The shaded northern savanna belt is the cattle-rearing zone. Kano is a town within the zone. The arrows show cattle moving southwards from Kano/the northern producing area to the major consuming markets of Lagos and Ibadan.
(b) Factors favouring cattle rearing in northern Nigeria
- The extensive Sudan and Sahel savanna grasslands provide abundant natural pasture for grazing cattle.
- The relatively dry climate and low humidity discourage the tsetse fly, thereby reducing trypanosomiasis.
- The broad, gently undulating plains provide wide open land for grazing and movement of herds.
(c) Problems of cattle rearing in northern Nigeria
- Rainfall is scanty and unreliable; consequently, pasture and surface water become inadequate during the long dry season.
- Overgrazing may destroy available pasture and lead to soil erosion and desertification.
- Diseases such as rinderpest and foot-and-mouth disease, together with inadequate veterinary drugs, vaccines and services, reduce cattle production.
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