Jos City: Location, History, Urban Growth and Climate

Location and Geography of Jos Plateau Picture of a Road leading to Jos from Bukuru   Jos Plateau State is located in the middle belt zone of Nigeria; it lies between latitude 90 5545.56N and longitude 805331.63E, According to the 2006 census, Jos plateau was said to have a population of 9000,000. The …

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Wase Rock: Location, Type of Rock, Uses and Pictures

Wase Local government is one of the seventeenth local government areas in Plateau state. It is located in southern Plateau and has a settlement of Tarok, Hausa, Jagien and Fulani, the town has a population of 125,000 people as of 2003, and it covers about 1750 km ofPlateau state. Wase Rock is …

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Dam: Definition, Types and Uses

Water dams are found in different parts of the world and they are constructed for various uses, some dams are small while others could be as large as a river. The immediate temperature within an area are modified because of the presence of a dam, an area that has dam near it …

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Kuru Hills in Plateau State

Inselberg,Mesas and Volcanic dunes are the major types of hills in Plateau State. Inselberg mainly consists of granite rocks which have been weakened as a result of degradation process. This is the type of rock formation found in Kuru Kuruis located in Jos Plateau in the North Central Nigeria; it covers about 2km fromJos Northon the …

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List of Textbooks for Medical Students

This is a list of recommended Medical Textbooks for use by Medical students in the course of their studies from 100 Level (First year) to 600 Level (Final year). I compiled the list based on the textbooks we used and based on what some of our lecturers were using; this list may …

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