Classification of Mountains
Mountains are landforms with considerable higher elevation than its surroundings. Mountains are of four types namely: Block Mountain Residual Mountain Fold Mountain Volcanic Mountain
Mountains are landforms with considerable higher elevation than its surroundings. Mountains are of four types namely: Block Mountain Residual Mountain Fold Mountain Volcanic Mountain
AGENTS OF DENUDATION ARE: 1. Weathering 2. Erosion 3. Transportation. While agents of Deposition are : water, ice, wind etc.
Landforms are shapes found on the face of the earth. Major landforms over the continental landmasses are mountains, plains, plateaus, large depressions etc. While those of the ocean basins are the continental slope, continental shelf, the deep sea plain, the ocean ridge and the ocean deep. Note that landforms are formed as a result of …
Some rocks like sedimentary (coal and petroleum) serve as good source of fuel for our domestic, commercial and industrial purposes. Rocks like granite are used as grinding stone. Some beautiful rocks such as marble can be polished as ornamentals for decorating floors, walls of our building and churches. Rock-salt like sodium chloride (table salt), which …
1. Slate and marble are used in building houses. 2. Graphite are used in the ink industry. 3. Quartzite is used in making glass. Locations where metamorphic rocks can be found are Kano, Adamawa, Edo, Kogi, Oyo, Sokoto, Kaduna etc.
NOTE: Some areas where sedimentary rocks could be found are: 1. Northern zone = Benue (Gboko), Ankpa, Niger, Kwara, Sokoto, Bauchi, Gongola, Abuja etc. 2. South – South = Edo, Delta, Rivers, Cross Rivers 3. South – East = Anambra, Imo, Enugu. etc. 4. Western Zone = Oyo, Ogun, Ondo etc.