It is part of human interests, and precedents can be found in all ancient cultures. In more recent developments, geography has become a distinct academic discipline. Africa history unit information milestones domainweight. Since there are already many books on world history, the reader may wonder why i have chosen to write another one. Toyin falola and matthew heaton describe their project as a general background survey of the broad themes of nigeria s history from the beginnings of human habitation to the early twentyfirst century p. Check out our country profile, full of essential information about liberias geography, history, government, economy, population, culture, religion and languages. The history of geography is closely connected with the history of human society and its development. The first inaugural lecture in the department of geography was delivered in physical geography specifically, geomorphology by professor g. Nigeria history grades 68 nigeria story starters for subscribers nigeria story starter printables. Since it gained independence from britain in 1960, however, it has been plagued by political instability and economic problems.
Introduction the development of the worlds geographical ideas has a long history. It is divided into four terms and covers topics on directions, maps, houses, huts, tents, establishment of settlements, urbanisation, land use, transport, water resource and supply, food production, farming and fishing. The 2012 floods, the worst in nigerias recent history, displaced 2. Determinism was the first approach adopted by the geographers to study man and environment relationship. Nigeria, located on the west coast of africa, is the continent s most populous nation, and potentially its richest.
By an act of the british parliament, nigeria became an independent country within the commonwealth on october 1, 1960. All evidence suggests the early settlement of nigeria millennia. Prior to this, lagos municipality had been administered by the federal government through the. The history domain focuses primarily on significant events in the past century. Rivers state is home to a variety of ethnic clans, including abua, andoni, ekpeye, engenni, etche, lbani, lkwerre, kalabari, ogbaegbemandoni. Nasarawa state is bounded in the north by kaduna state, in the west by the abuja federal capital territory, in the south by kogi and benue states and in the east by taraba and plateau states. Nigeria middle school world history and world geography. The traditional subjects like geography, history and civics inherited from the colonial education system according to mbaba and omabe.
Subthemes conceptual issues in geography of development resource. Although some recovery progress was evident by 2018, many nigerian citizens did not see relief, and the country earned the unenviable distinction that year of having the most people in extreme poverty in. The history of geography includes many histories of geography which have differed over time and between different cultural and political groups. History of nigeria nigeria has a long history that dates back as far as 9000 b.
It is bounded on the south by the atlantic ocean, to the north by imo, abia and anambra states, to the east by akwa ibom state and to the west by bayelsa and delta states. Numerous ancient african civilizations settled in the region that is today nigeria, such as the kingdom of nri, the benin empire, and the oyo empire. Around 1400, the yoruba kingdom of oyo was founded in the southwest and reach its height from the 17th to the 19th century. These three readings are excerpts from a book that seeks to recover the history of the igbo people in the nineteenth century on the eve of colonialism. Nigeria has the highest population of all african countries and is the eighth most populous in the world with a population of 590,400. Nigeria, country located on the western coast of africa. The history of nigeria can be traced to prehistoric settlers nigerians living in the area as early as 1100 bc. Geographical location of nigeria the geographical location of the federal republic of nigeria is on the gulf of guinea in western africa. Extensive development being a feature of the 19th and 20th centuries, with concentration of economic and administrative decisionmaking in. G an introduction to the history of geographic thought.
The teaching and learning of history in nigerian schools have been observed to be going into extinction. If thats not enough, click over to our collection of world maps and flags. Read this article to learn about the development of geography in the modern period. Pdf this paper traces the historical background of geography education in kano nigeria. Nigeria s economy is one of the fastest growing in the world and is the second largest in africa. Siwes report format and the history of siwes in nigeria. Hundreds of languages are spoken in the country, including yoruba, igbo, fula, hausa, edo, ibibio, tiv, and english. Nigeria has had a long history of coups detats, military rule, and dictatorship. The landscape of nigeria varies with mangrove forests and swamps bordering the southern coast, and hardwood forests further inland. Second, the role of the nigerian geographical association is. It was in both the faculty of arts and that of science between 1948 and 1967. Reading comprehensions with references to nigeria this section lists reading comprehensions on with references to nigeria. Geography derives from the greek geographia, a literal translation of which would be to describe or write about the earth. It is between benin in the west and cameroon in the east.
According to oyesiku 2002, urbanization in nigeria has a long history in its growth and development. In the 19th century, fulani leader usman dan fodio brought most of northern nigeria under the control of his empire and converted many to the religion of islam. However, this pattern was broken on 29 may 1999 as nigerias current president, olusegun obasanjo, took. Facts, geography about the west african nation of ghana. In the history of geographical concepts, there have been various approaches and schools of thought to study man and nature interaction. Goodluck jonathan was sworn in as nigeria s newest president. The federal republic of nigeria is a country in west africa and the most populous country on the african continent.
Nigeria shares land borders with the republic of benin in. However, nigerias most diverse feature is its people. In this lesson, learn about the history of the young country of nigeria, which gained independence from britain in 1960. Nigerians enjoyed a few years of democracy before rule by various military. The niger and benue river valleys make up nigeria s most expansive region, merging into each other to form a distinctive y shape. Although the years since nigeria s return to civilian rule in 1999 have seen an increased interest in its history and politics, nigeria remains one of the most underresearched african countries.
Nigeria, for example is populated by 150 million people while niger and. The answer is that most such books are unsatisfactory because they omit a crucial factor in human history. Culture of nigeria history, people, clothing, traditions. Hundreds of languages are spoken in the country, including yoruba. Nigeria states of nigeria kano brief history of kano state. It would stay a british colony until 1960 when it became an independent country. Nigeria has a diverse geography, with climates ranging from arid to humid equatorial. Check out our country profile, full of essential information about nigeria s geography, history, government, economy, population, culture, religion and languages. Geography, faculty of the social sciences, university of nigeria, nsukka. The subject was adopted in nigeria about 50 years ago as a result of the quest for relevance in the nigerian education. From those beginnings the study of the earth as the home of humans, of earth processes, and of the distribution of terrestrial phenomena has continued to our day. Introduction kano state is a state located in northwestern nigeria. The nature, scope and processes of traditional education in nigeria the islamic system of education in the advent of western education in the development of education in nigeria 1919 and beyond introduction having gone through the last unit, you will realise that up to 1914, western education system in nigeria had no definite philosophy. Free lessons and materials nigeria precolonial nigeria this is a group project to help students realize that there were welldeveloped cultures in africa long before the arrival of europeans.
However, this pattern was broken on 29 may 1999 as nigerias current president, olusegun obasanjo, took office following popular elections. The earliest cities in nigeria were the northern cities of kano and katsina that started around c. Some of the history of these countries, however, is naturally mentioned in this history of the rest of africa but is kept to the minimum needed to make the rest comprehensible. From subsaharan africa, nigeria is compared with congo democratic republic of. This is a short history of africa excluding egypt, ethiopia and dutch and british south africa, which are the subjects of separate histories. Rivers state, nigeria overview, history and summary. General information on lagos state, nigeria history of lagos lagos state, nigeria was created on may 27, 1967 by virtue of state creation and transitional provisions decree no. This module on geography is intended for 4th graders. In 1963 nigeria became a republic within the commonwealth. The mambilla plateau, the highest in the country, forms the area southeast of the. The department of geography was established in 1948 as one of the foundation departments of the university. Infoplease has everything you need to know about nigeria.
The first relates to the historical development of the nigerian school of geography. At one time, most history books gave a great deal of space to kings, wars, and battles, and to the generals who won or lost. It moved administratively from the faculty of arts to the social sciences in the 196768 session. Hitherto, the nigerian geographical thought has been, in the main, partly. Nasarawa was created on 1 october 1996 from the today neighboring plateau state. Explore ghanas history, government, economics, geography, and climate with this indepth look at the west african nation. Geographical and historical treatment of nigeria, including maps and statistics as well as a survey of its people, economy, and government. Keffi ia a town located in nasarawa state, nigeria. The change in status called for no practical alteration of the constitutional system. In 2016, declining oil revenue led to nigerias first recession in more than 25 years. But as a science, geography is relatively young and many of its fundamentals appear during the nineteenth century.
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