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(a) Relief and Drainage
- made of sedimentary rocks
- low-lying area
- average elevation 45-69m
- poorly drained region, rivers all drain into Lake Chad/inland drainage
- rivers include the Hadejia, Yedseram and Kamadugu Gana, Yobe
- presence of sand dunes
- rivers flow mainly north-east
(b) Problems of development
- high temperature
- draughts/shortage of water
- swarms of flies, locusts, quella birds etc
- desert encroachment
- inadequate natural resources
- unpredictable climate
- far from southern market and sea ports
- poor communication and transportation network
- seasonal flooding around the lake
- soil erosion
- low level of technology
- inadequate capital
- fierce winds and dust storms
- scattered small settlements
(c) Agriculture
- farming types: fishing, cattle rearing, arable farming, irrigation
- farming, market gardening, mixed farming, commercial farming.
- farming products: livestock, fish, food crops and millet and corn, cash products e.g. groundnut, hides and skin, milk etc.
- pests and diseases as problem to agriculture
- drought/scanty rainfall as problem to agriculture
- transportation problem on evacuation of agricultural products
- low-lying terrain as advantage to agricultural activities,
- lies within the savannah thus provides pasture for livestock.