Nigeria is named for the Niger River and has a tropical climate. It has a population of over 158 million people and its economy depends on agriculture, oil, and mining. Major crops include cocoa, peanuts, and palm oil. Nigeria is one of the world's leading oil producers, though it struggled economically in the 1980s due to low oil prices. Most Nigerians live in rural villages and practice Christianity or Islam. The country has a proud artistic tradition including masks, sculptures, and cloth.

1. NIGERIA
Essential Question: How do natural resources
determine how prosperous a country will be?

2. Introduction

3. Introduction

4. Introduction

5. Introduction
 Named for the (1) NIGER
RIVER, which flows
through western and
central Nigeria.

6. Introduction
 Named for the (1) NIGER
RIVER, which flows
through western and
central Nigeria.
 Nigeria covers 351,650
square miles and is more
than t wice the size of
(2) CALIFORNIA.

7. Land

8. Land  Coast has many rivers and
creeks and covered with (3)
MANGROVE swamps, a
tropical tree with roots
extending above and
beneath the water

9. Land  Coast has many rivers and
creeks and covered with (3)
MANGROVE swamps, a
tropical tree with roots
extending above and
beneath the water
 (4) TROPICAL RAIN FOREST
in the north

10. Land  Coast has many rivers and
creeks and covered with (3)
MANGROVE swamps, a
tropical tree with roots
extending above and
beneath the water
 (4) TROPICAL RAIN FOREST
in the north
 In central Nigeria, there is a
(5) SAVANNA, or tropical
grassland with scattered
trees

11. Climate

12. Climate
 Most of the country is
(6) TROPICAL

13. Climate
 Most of the country is
(6) TROPICAL
 In the winter months, a
dry dusty wind called
(7) HARMATTAN blows
south from the Sahara.

14. Climate
 Most of the country is
(6) TROPICAL
 In the winter months, a
dry dusty wind called
(7) HARMATTAN blows
south from the Sahara.

15. Climate
 Most of the country is
(6) TROPICAL
 In the winter months, a
dry dusty wind called
(7) HARMATTAN blows
south from the Sahara.

16. Climate
 Most of the country is
(6) TROPICAL
 In the winter months, a
dry dusty wind called
(7) HARMATTAN blows
south from the Sahara.

17. Economy

18. Economy
 Based on (8) AGRICULTURE, oil,
and mining

19. Economy
 Based on (8) AGRICULTURE, oil,
and mining
 More than (9) 1/2 of Nigeria’s
land is good for farming

20. Economy
 Based on (8) AGRICULTURE, oil,
and mining
 More than (9) 1/2 of Nigeria’s
land is good for farming
 Major crops include peanuts,
cotton, rubber, palm products,
and (10) CACAO, which is used
to make chocolate.

21. Nigeria’s Oil

22. Nigeria’s Oil
 Nigeria is one of the world’s
leading (11) OIL producing
countries.

23. Nigeria’s Oil
 Nigeria is one of the world’s
leading (11) OIL producing
countries.
 In the (12) 1980’S, the
economy struggled because of
a drop in the world oil prices.

24. Nigeria’s Oil
 Nigeria is one of the world’s
leading (11) OIL producing
countries.
 In the (12) 1980’S, the
economy struggled because of
a drop in the world oil prices.
 However, today, Nigeria is
using income from oil to
improve (13) FARMING and to
raise more food products.

25. People

26. People  Highest population of any
country in Africa

27. People  Highest population of any
country in Africa
 (14) 158 MILLION

28. People  Highest population of any
country in Africa
 (14) 158 MILLION
 About 50% of the people are
(15) MUSLIM and 40% are
Christian.

29. People  Highest population of any
country in Africa
 (14) 158 MILLION
 About 50% of the people are
(15) MUSLIM and 40% are
Christian.
 There are more than (16) 250
groups.

30. People  Highest population of any
country in Africa
 (14) 158 MILLION
 About 50% of the people are
(15) MUSLIM and 40% are
Christian.
 There are more than (16) 250
groups.
 The 4 largest are:

31. People  Highest population of any
country in Africa
 (14) 158 MILLION
 About 50% of the people are
(15) MUSLIM and 40% are
Christian.
 There are more than (16) 250
groups.
 The 4 largest are:
– Hausa

32. People  Highest population of any
country in Africa
 (14) 158 MILLION
 About 50% of the people are
(15) MUSLIM and 40% are
Christian.
 There are more than (16) 250
groups.
 The 4 largest are:
– Hausa
– Fulani

33. People  Highest population of any
country in Africa
 (14) 158 MILLION
 About 50% of the people are
(15) MUSLIM and 40% are
Christian.
 There are more than (16) 250
groups.
 The 4 largest are:
– Hausa
– Fulani
– (17) YORUBA

34. People  Highest population of any
country in Africa
 (14) 158 MILLION
 About 50% of the people are
(15) MUSLIM and 40% are
Christian.
 There are more than (16) 250
groups.
 The 4 largest are:
– Hausa
– Fulani
– (17) YORUBA
– Iboh

35. Way of Life

36. Way of Life
 About (18) 84% of the
population live in rural
villages or (19)
COMPOUNDS, a group of
houses surrounded by
walls.

37. Way of Life
 About (18) 84% of the
population live in rural
villages or (19)
COMPOUNDS, a group of
houses surrounded by
walls.
 Nigeria’s largest cities
include:

38. Way of Life
 About (18) 84% of the
population live in rural
villages or (19)
COMPOUNDS, a group of
houses surrounded by
walls.
 Nigeria’s largest cities
include:
– (20) LAGOS, the largest
city and commercial center

39. Way of Life
 About (18) 84% of the
population live in rural
villages or (19)
COMPOUNDS, a group of
houses surrounded by
walls.
 Nigeria’s largest cities
include:
– (20) LAGOS, the largest
city and commercial center
– (21) ABUJA, the capital.

40. The Arts

41. The Arts
 Nigerians take pride in
their (22) ARTS.

42. The Arts
 Nigerians take pride in
their (22) ARTS.
 They make elaborate
wooden (23) MASKS,
metal sculptures and
colorful cloth.

43. The Arts
 Nigerians take pride in
their (22) ARTS.
 They make elaborate
wooden (23) MASKS,
metal sculptures and
colorful cloth.
 In 1986, Nigerian writer,
(24) WOLE SOYINKA
became the first African
to the Nobel Prize for
literature.