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Land use at Soba, Zaria Province, northern Nigeria

Economic geography33 • Published In 1957 • Pages: 72-86

By: Prothero, R. Mansell.

Abstract
This article discusses the types of land and their varied economic uses, chiefly agricultural, in and about the town of Soba. Prothero includes considerable incidental information on agricultural crops, practices, and markets not elsewhere available. Several maps give detailed information on the immediate region. Prothero, formerly of University College, Ibadan, was with the Department of Geography at the University of Liverpool at the time of publication.
Subjects
Land use
culture
Hausa
HRAF PubDate
1997
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Western Africa
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Geographer
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
George R. Bedell ; 1960
Field Date
ca. 1952
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Soba, Zaria Province, Nigeria
Notes
R. Mansell Prothero
LCSH
Hausa (African people)