Solid Minerals in Nigeria
This lesson covers the types of solid minerals found in Nigeria, their locations, and their uses. Students will learn about specific minerals such as limestone and their importance to the economy. A map of Nigeria showing the distribution of these minerals will also be drawn.
- 01:40 “In the course of this lesson, you get to find out more. Minerals can exist as solid or non-solid or they can exist as a combination of solid and non-solid. All rocks are made up of minerals. You can find minerals in all...”
- 15:50 “Siva, goat and diamond are used for making diaries, earrings, necklace, medals and trophies. The wealth of a nation in foreign reserve is determined by the value of the goat. Coal. It is also used in generating power, wh...”
- 15:03 “the vegetation is going to kill some of the plants, it's going to be responsible for some of the animal behavioural pattern. Crystallistic of solid minerals. Diamonds. Diamonds is hard with natural state and it is a lot...”
Karst Topography
This lesson covers the characteristics of karst regions, including their formation and features. Students will learn about limestone as a sedimentary rock, the effects of rainwater on limestone, and the typical vegetation and drainage patterns found in karst areas.
- 00:47 “explain surface and on diagram features of cast regions, also explain the importance of line stone. Lastly, we'll identify where line stone is found in Nigeria. Line stone region refers to a stretch of land occupied by l...”
- 05:26 “The line stone region will not be like your mammal, like I said, tires, or your house, whatsoever. We are going to meet depression. Line stone regions contain depressions of very sizes and depths. And at this time, we wa...”
- 13:14 “It's formed by the joining of stalagmites hanging from the roof of the cave. And they stalagmite growing from the floor of the cave. St stalactite coming down, stalagmite growing, then they join. Then you're going to hav...”