Nigeria Niger river geography

1. Presented By:Claire Gui

2. Basic Information
• located in West Africa
• coast in the south lies on the Gulf of Guinea in the
Atlantic Ocean
• "Giant of Africa"
its large population and economy
the most populous country in Africa
GDP became the largest in Africa
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3. Nigeria
Landform of
Nigeria
—— the third longest river in Africa

4. What does Niger mean?
• "great river"
• "great water"
• "river of rivers"
• Nigeria and Niger take their names from the river
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5. Niger River
• the principal river of western Africa
• length 4,180 km
• basin area 2,117,700 km²
• Medium water basin
• difference of level is low
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6. Route of Niger River
• begins in southern Guinea
• flows into Mali
• turn southeastward and flowing through Niger
and Nigeria
• go into Atlantic Ocean
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7. Important parts
• Benue River
• Bani River
• delta midstream&downstream
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8. Influence
• a kind of grass cover the rocks
• Different kinds of fishes carp&seabass
• crocodile hippo
• different kinds of birds
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9. Influence
• Irrigation
• hydroelectricity
• Transportation
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10. Influence
• Irrigation
• hydroelectricity
• Transportation
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11. • 3rd largest river in Africa
• help people a lot
• various organisms

12. Nigeria