Geography is a discipline that has contributed to national development for quite a long time. The word geography can be broken into the two basic parts “GEO” and “GRAPHY.” GEO + GRAPHY literally means, “to write about the Earth.” Geocomes from the Greek word for Earth (the wordGaea,also meaning earth, is derived from …
The term industry covers a multitude of meanings; in its narrowest sense, it may only refer to manufacturing- the making of goods. This conjures up visions of factories and mills and it is in consequence rather limited in scope. In its broadest sense, it is refers to all stages and types of economic activity …
Non Renewable Energy resources are energy sources that can be depleted with use and which cannot be replenished. Non Renewable Energy resources and Renewable energy resources are both Natural resources and are used for generating energy (hence they are also called Non Renewable Fuels) in various forms such as electrical energy or heat energy. …
What is a Renewable Energy Resource? Renewable energy is a form of energy that can be replenished. Renewable energy is infinite and continues to be available even as it is being used continuously. It is like an unending source of energy. Renewable energy is a form of Natural resources. There are different …
Mineral resources are useful and natural materials for making valuable goods; these resources play an important role in our economic sector, majority of the countries in the world solely depend on mineral resources for their economic growth and development. Minerals are refined into finished goods for making most of the industrial products which …
What are intermontane plateaus? Intermontane plateaus are wide tablelands that are formed or situated between mountain ranges, when a plateau is surrounded by mountains on all sides, it is refers to an Intermontane plateau. Some examples of the Intermontane plateau include the Tibetan plateau, the Bolivian plateaus, and theWestern United States. The …
Urbanization first began in ancient Mesopotamia in Uruk period (4300-3100 BCE); it continues from 18 centuries and until now, it has not yet reach it peak. Urban areas are areas with high population of humans, infrastructure, built environment and resources availability; it includes cities and town that have 1000 people per square …
The great markurdi water works started in 2007 and was commissioned on the 9th of march 2012 by Ex-president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. The Great Makrkudi water Plant was aimed to build a water plant that will purify the Benue river water and to supply portable water to feed a large population of Makurdi …