(a) Draw an outline map of Nigeria. On the map, locate and name: (i) one...
(a) Draw an outline map of Nigeria.
On the map, locate and name:
(i) one national park in the north that is important for tourism;
(ii) one national park in the south that is important for tourism;
(iii) Calabar town.
(b) Outline four factors that retard tourism development in Nigeria.
(c) Suggest three ways by which tourism can be promoted in Nigeria.
Explanation
(a) Map work (i) National park in the North B: Chad Basin (Borno and Yobe States), Gashaka Gumti (Taraba), Kainji (Niger and Kwara States), Kamu ku (Kaduna), Yankari (Bauchi and Adamawa States)
(ii) National park in the South NB: Okomu (Edo State), Old Oyo (Oyo and Kwara States), Okwangwo Division (Cross River), Oban Division (Cross River).
(iii) Calabar town
(b) Factors that retard tourism development in Nigeria
- inadequate minding
- inadequate skilled labour
- high cost of service/inflation
- polluted tourist sites/poor sanitation
- heavy tax imposed on tourism operators
- poor domestic patronage
- poor road network
- global economic recession
- inadequate trained tourist guides
- inadequate publicity
- exploitation of tourists
- high cost of hotel accommodation
- fear of tropical diseases/ easy spread of diseases
- insecurity
- political instability
- inefficient regulatory body (Tourism Boards)
- negative reportage
- illegal hunting or poaching
- inconsistent policies
- competition from neighbouring countries
- inadequate standard hotels
- poor quality services
- deforestation/bush burning
- inefficient communication network
- poor management
- limited appreciation by the public
- limited entrepreneurs
- poor social amenities
- poor marketing strategies
(c) Suggested ways by which tourism can be promoted in Nigeria
- training and re-training of manpower
- provision of loans at low interest rates to investors
- reduction in tariffs on tourism equipment
- improved patrol of tourist sites/adequate security
- good maintenance culture
- improvement in management
- granting of tax holidays
- improvement in the quality of services
- improvement in wages and salaries of workers
- consistency in government policy
- tourism promotion by media/wide publicity
- establishment of tourism development fund
- recruitment and training of more tourist guides
- political stability
- adequate funding
- provision and improvement in infrastructure
- improved marketing strategies
- provision of improved social amenities
- developing and upgrading tourism sites
- building of standard hotels
- enforcement of laws against poaching and bush burning enforcement of environmental laws