Compare irrigation agriculture in the Nile Basin with that in the Niger Basin under the following headings:
(a) The need for irrigation
(b) Methods used
(c) Areas covered
(d) Crops cultivated
(a) The need for irrigation
(b) Methods used
(c) Areas covered
(d) Crops cultivated
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Correct Answer: Option n
Explanation:
| Irrigation Agriculture in Nile Basin | Irrigation in Niger Basin | |
| (i) To supply moisture to soil(ii) To fight drought(iii) To improve the environment where plants grow | (i) To grow crops, i.e large scale agriculture | |
| (b) Methods used | (i) Basin or flooding method(ii) Perennial method(iii) The shaduf method | (i) Mainly the sprinkler method |
| (c) Areas covered | Mainly areas along the Nile of Egypt and Sudan | Mali, Sokoto (Nigeria), middle belt of Nigeria |
| (d) Crops cultivated | Cotton, rice, sugarcane, wheat millet, groundnut | Groundnut, rice, tobacco, cotton, sugarcane |