View Full Document. Ultimate base level for all rivers is sea level - Longitudinal profile: way to show a riverâs overall vertical drop. Shows the elevation of its channel bottom from the headwater areas to its downstream termination (the riverâs mouth).
The population is as diverse as it is large, with some 250 ethnic groups. Nigeria's three largest ethnic groups are: Hausa-Fulani (29 percent of the population), Yoruba (21 percent) and Igbo, or Ibo (18 percent).he population is as diverse as it is large, with some 250 ethnic groups. Nigeria's three largest ethnic groups are: Hausa-Fulani (29 percent of the population), Yoruba (21 percent) and Igbo, or Ibo (18 percent).
With nearly 112 million people, Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and the sixth most populous in the world. It is also one of the world's most ethnically diverse countries, with more than 250 distinct groups. English is the official language, but English Creole is the language most people speak.