Steem Geography || tell us about the natural resources in your place

Hello everyone firstly want to appreciate the organisers of this contest @bright-obias, @belenguerra, & @badsha1. It a contest that can make you think and discover some beautiful natural resources in your place. I really appreciate you for taking out your time to read this post.

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MY COUNTRY

Am from Nigeria and Nigeria is under African continent. In African we have the east, North South and West part nigeria fell under the west part that why nigeria is called a west African country.

This is a screenshot from whats3words showing we're Nigeria is situated in the map of African.

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Name of resources you can find in nigeria

Nigeria is been bleesed by God with so many natural resources

• petroleum
• natural gas
• tin
• iron ore
• zink
• rubber
• limestone
• arable land
• gravel
• clay etc....
  Nigeria has lot of natural resources

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what are the work of this natural resources

Petroleum

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This natural resources is a natural occurring liquid can be gotten from underneath when oganic matter decompose for long years. When it's refined it can serve as a fuel, diesel, kerosine gas, which you can use to cook, fuel your car, and generators, operate some machines etc..
This resource is found a state known as rivers state, bayelsa state etc all in Nigeria.

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Gravel

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The work of gravel is that after its been broken down from rock into different sizes and particles, used by construction companies to produce concrete, which you can use to design your house, for road construction and building of bridges etc..

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Iron ore

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Iron ore is used to produce iron which work in construction also like for buildings to produce steel this steel include car, staple, steel beam.

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how does this resources contribute to my country

Number contribution is that natural resources is used to make food (forest, water)

Natural resources contribute in the electricity aspect as sun, stars can be used to produce solar and in drying of our clothes
Natural resources such like coal, also natural gas and oil can provide heat, light and power.

in conclusion

Why these resources important for economy of your place, society or country

Natural resources has really helped my country to create infrastructure, and employment opportunities take for instance petroleum nigeria is the first country in African and 8 in the world to export petroleum. Manny goods can be gotten from petroleum like tank to store water crude, lylon, fuels, gas etc so companies involved in all this production from one natural resources is creating varsity of employment for citizens

Gravel as a natural resource is important because with out it their will be noting to hold our buildings, to construct strong roads and bridges.

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Natural resources is very important in the aspect of like. Thanks for reading my blog.......