Transcript Geography Project

GEOGRAPHY PROJECT
Arthur Jones
Period:6
NIGERIA
LEAST DEVELOPED
Formal Region- Abuja Region
Functional Region- Nigeria is broken up into 3 regions: Northern,
Western, and Eastern Regions.
Perceptual Region- Sub- Saharan Region
The absolute location of Nigeria is 8.0000° N, 10.0000° E and the
relative location is located on the northern part of the Gulf of Guinea
and west of Cameroon and north of Niger.
CLIMATE AND LAND
• Nigeria's location in the tropics has given her a tropical hot climate.
Temperatures in Nigeria vary according to the seasons of the year as with
other lands found in the tropics.
• The country covers an area of 923,678 km2. Nigeria's geography is
diverse, with a wide range of climatic variations and corresponding
variations in vegetation. The arid plains in the north give way to savannah
in the central hills and plateau, merging into tropical rain forests in the
southern lowlands and mountains to the south-east.
WHAT MAKES NIGERIA UNIQUE?
• There are a lot of things that makes the country of Nigeria unique, but to
me the most interesting that makes Nigeria unique is a Nigerian native
person named Hakeem Olajuwon. Hakeem wan born in Lagos, Nigeria
and emigrated to the United States in Houston, Texas. There he played
basketball at the University of Houston and played professionally in the
NBA as a member of the Houston Rockets franchise. There he lead to the
Rockets to its first two NBA championships and is considered to be the
best center ever. Years past he was inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame.
This just shows that people from anywhere around the world including the
country of Nigeria has many talents.
CULTURE IN NIGERIA
• The country has over 521 languages and over 250 dialects and ethnic
groups. The four largest ethnic groups are the Hausa and Fulani who are
predominant in the north, the Igbo who are predominant in the
southeast, and the Yoruba who are predominant in the southwest.
• Nigeria is religiously diverse society, with Islam and Christianity being the
most widely professed religions. According to recent estimates, 59.7% of
Nigeria's population adheres to Islam (mainly Sunni). Christianity is
practiced by 40.3% of the population.
POPULATION
• The total population in the country of Nigeria is 173.6 million people. The
crude birth rate is 38.78 births/1,000 population. The crude death rate of
Nigeria is 13.2 deaths/1,000 population.
• Life Expectancy Rate- 52, Infant Mortality Rate- 74/1000, GNI PPP rate930 billion PPP dollars
• The country of Nigeria is antenatal and promotes abortions.
• Percentage of people under 15 years old is 43.8%. Percentage of people
over 65 years old is 3%.
• Literacy Rates- 78.6%. Boys and girls at the age of 3-5 attend pre primary
school, nine years of formal schooling and 6 years of primary school and
3 years of junior school.
• 53% of Nigeria's population lives in rural areas and 47% live in urban areas.
• A total of 3.6% of the population lives with HIV/AIDS.
QATAR
NEWLY DEVELOPED
Regions
Formal Region- Doha Region
Functional Region- The Middle East
Perceptual Region- Arabian Gulf
Location- Relative location of Qatar is right beside the Arabian Gulf and Absolute
location is 25.3000° N, 51.5167° E.
CLIMATE AND LAND
Qatar has a dry, subtropical desert climate, with low annual rainfall and intensely hot
and humid summers.
Most of Qatar is flat and rocky with a lot of sandy plains. Low hills at the western and
central part and massive sand dunes in the southeast. Along the east where the coast is
houses small areas of trees and shrubs. Since Qatar is located near the Arabian Gulf it is
a hotspot for oil. Also along eastern Qatar is other major places where oil and gas is
found.
WHAT MAKES THIS PLACE UNIQUE?
Qatar is unique because it is a great spot for vacations with its beaches and its booming
cities. The country believes in high quality food ,especially seafood. In the year 2022 is
when it will host the world cup which will be the first country in the middle east to host
a world cup.
CULTURE IN QATAR
The culture of Qatar is influenced by most Arabian countries. The
women in the country wear long robes that covers their faces and the
men wear long, loose robes. The main religion is Muslim. The main
language spoken is Arabic.
POPULATION
• The current population of Qatar is a total of 2.17 million people. The crude birth rate of Qatar is 11/1000.
The crude death rate of Qatar is 1/1000. The natural increase rate is 1%.
• Infant Mortality Rate- 7/1000, Life Expectancy Rate- 78, GNI PPP Rate- 268.6 billion PPP dollars
• The government of Qatar is a prenatal country that only permits abortions if necessary to save the life of a
pregnant woman.
• Percentage of people under 15 years old is 14%. Population of people over 65 is 1% The government will
likely to have more people between 17- 57 years older for them to be in the workforce, especially men.
• Boys and girls stay in school from Pre-K to the 12th grade.
• A total of 19,000 people live in rural areas and a total of 2, 249,000 people live in urban areas.
• The population of people with AIDS and HIV is .1%
NETHERLANDS
MORE DEVELOPED
• Formal Region- Amsterdam
• Functional Region- Netherlands is broken up into 11 provinces.
• Perceptual Region- Northeastern Europe
• The absolute location is 52.3167° N, 5.5500° E and relative location is
north of Belgium and West of Germany.
CLIMATE AND LAND
• The country can be split into two areas: the low and flat lands in the west
and north, and the higher lands with minor hills in the east and south. The
terrain is mostly coastal lowland and reclaimed land (polders); some hills in
southeast
• The climate is marine; cool summers and mild winters (European mainland),
tropical (Caribbean islands)
WHAT MAKES THE NETHERLANDS UNIQUE
• The Netherlands has the highest population density (493 inhabitants per
square km - water excluded).
• Dutch people are the tallest in the world, with an average height of 184 cm
for men and 170 cm for women.
• The Netherlands has one of the best soccer teams in the world including
players like Arjen Robben and Robin Van Persie
CULTURE IN THE NETHERLANDS
• The official language of the Netherlands is Dutch, spoken by almost all
people in the Netherlands.
• Religion of The Netherlands is an estimated 49.6% of the population call
themselves non-religious. The remaining are 27% Roman Catholic, 15.7%
Protestant and 5.3% Muslim
• One traditional festivity in the Netherlands is the feast of Saint Nicolas or
Sinterklaas. In the United States the original figure of Dutch Sinterklaas has
merged with Father Christmas into Santa Claus.
POPULATION
• The total population of The Netherlands is 16.8 million people. The crude
birth rate is 10 births/1000 and the death rate is 9 deaths/1000.
• Life Expectancy Rate- 76, Infant Mortality Rate- 3/1000, GNI PPP Rate- 730
billion PPP dollars.
• The country of Holland is antenatal and promotes contraceptives and
abortions.
• Percentage of people under 15 years old is 17.4% and the percentage of
people over 65 years old is 14.9%
• Literacy rates is 99%. Boys and girls between the ages of 4 and 12 attend
elementary school, and 4 years of high school.
• 10% of the population lives in rural areas and 90% live in urban areas.
• A total of 25,00 people live with AIDS and HIV in Holland.
POPULATION PYRAMID GRAPH
• http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.RUR.TOTL.ZS
RESOURCES
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Qatar
• https://www.killeenisd.org/teacherDocs/c7/e1605/documents/WhatisaR
egion-103461.pdf
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Nigeria#Ethnic_groups
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_the_Netherlands
• http://www.eupedia.com/netherlands/trivia.shtml
• http://www.eupedia.com/netherlands/trivia.shtml
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_Netherlands
• http://www.indexmundi.com/netherlands/literacy.html
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_the_Netherlands
• http://www.avert.org/european-hiv-aids-statistics.htm