Nigeria Lesson Plan

by Dr. Kay E. Weller - University of Northern Iowa

INQUIRY QUESTION:

How does population centers/settlements vary in relation to location of natural resources in Nigeria?

OBJECTIVE:

1. The student will generate a map showing the location of oil production and tin production in Nigeria and one showing the location of population centers/settlements in Nigeria.
2. The student will write a one-two page analysis of the maps.

GRADE LEVEL:

7-12

STANDARDS:

Standard 2. How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective.

MATERIALS:

Blank maps of Nigeria, mapping software of your choice, atlases or map of Nigeria showing population centers/settlements, topography, location of tin mining on the Jos Plateau, and oil production within the Niger Delta.

PROCEDURES:

1. Have students generate two maps (electronically or by hand). One should show the location of oil and tin production in Nigeria. (Oil production is located in a 350 sq. mi. section of the Niger Delta tin production is located on the Jos Plateau.)

The other map should show major population centers or settlements in Nigeria. Maps should include a legend and compass rose.

2. Based on the map data explain in written form possible consequences of the location of oil production and tin mining in Nigeria on the people of those regions.

ASSESSMENT:

Maps should be graded for neatness and information conveyed.

Paper should be graded for an accurate analysis of the comparison of maps.