Read the following passage carefully and then answer the questions below: The story of a great river From its source in the mountains between Sierra Leone and Guinea to its delta in Eastern Nigeria the mighty Niger will have travelled some 4,000 kilometres. This nine-month-long journey to the far-off Gulf of Guinea will take it through many countries and some of the most varied in the world. scenery From the high mountains in the Fouta Djallon region through the dense forests of Guinea it flows, gaining in size from its many tributaries. Its waters create the fertile plains of the Republic of Mali before reaching the desert regions beyond Timbuktu whence it turns south-eastwards to flow between the republics of Niger and Benin. It is here that it enters Nigeria, that great African state and, more than half its journey over, is put to work. Vast hydro-electric plants provide for the needs of Nigeria's millions and for the industry of this huge country. Here, too, irrigation schemes, fed by its waters, assist in food production and its use, with specially designed vessels, to facilitate travel, trade and the transport of goods. And everywhere there are fishermen casting their nets. At Lokoja, where the Niger is joined by its greatest tributary, the Benue, it turns sharply southwards to flow majestically past Onitsha and presently to form its vast delta. This delta, hot and humid, is a place of great rainforests, mangrove swamps and a network of waterways taking the Niger at last to the sea. Here, too, and in the sea offshore, are the oil- fields which make Nigeria one of the main oil producers of the Commonwealth of Nations. 1. Where is the source of the Niger? 2. Name three towns on its banks. 3. Through which countries does it pass? 4. In which country is its delta? 5. In your own words describe a delta. 6. In your own words describe a mangrove. 7. What is opposite in direction to south-east? 8. What confluence occurs at Lokoja? 9. Find out and write about Mungo Park. 10. Write short notes on the following: Hausa, Yoruba, Ibo, Fulani, Tiv, Kanuri. T Tests in compret