WAEC Economics 2017 Theory — Question 10

Model answer

Ways in which land contributes to economic development of Nigeria: (i) Land makes resources available for exploration such as the crude oil, the coal, gold etc. which are available in different parts of the country. (ii) Land is used for farming and grazing in Nigeria; thus, it makes it easy to make available agricultural products. (iii) Land serves as source of employment to a large majority of the population through mining, farming etc. (iv) Land is used to build factory and houses in different parts of Nigeria.