the following are Factors Determining the Type of Coasts Wave action Wave erosion makes a coast to have erosion features while deposition causes depositional features. Tidal currents Where tidal range is high more surface area is exposed to wave action. Nature of rocks Weak rocks are eroded to form bays (inlets) while resistant ones are …
Oil Palm originated from West Africa. Grows in bunches with each carrying up to 1000 egg-shaped fruits that weigh 50 kg. Nigeria is the 2nd leading exporter of palm oil after Malaysia. Main Growing Areas Forest belt around port Harcourt where it’s grown on small farms and Sapele and Calabar where it‟s grown in estates. …
An annual crop of the grass family with a botanical name zea may. Brought by Portuguese traders to the East African coast in the 18th century. Single most extensively grown crop. Main Growing Areas Transnzoia, Nakuru, Bungoma, and Uasin Gishu districts. Conditions Favouring Maize Growing In Kenya Physical Requirements Warm temperatures (above 15◦c). High annual …
.Is the largest multi-purpose river scheme in the whole of Africa found in South Africa and it has been a major basis for the countrys agricultural and industrial development. The scheme started in 1962 and by 1990 a greater part of it had been completed. Its cost has been put to over 900 million dollars. …
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Tema is an artificial port found in Ghana in West Africa. The port was constructed by the government of Ghana so as to handle the increasing volumes of trade and to reduce congestion at the port Accra which was the major port by then. The port was opened up n 1962 and over the years, …
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1) A keystone species is a plant or animal that plays a unique and crucial role in the way an ecosystem functions.Without them, the ecosystem would be dramatically different or cease to exist altogether. 2) Its disappearance could affect other species that rely on it for survival.Example for keystone species is sea otter. It feed on sea …