DATE: Monday 6th May, 2024 CLASS: Year 5 SUBJECT: History TOPIC: Traditional Occupations of the People in the State(II) Description of Various Occupations 1. Fishing: This occupation is commonly engaged in Nigeria by the people who lived along the coast, lagoon, Delta and big rivers. These people include the Awori in Lagos, the Ijaw and Itsekiri in Delta and Bayelsa States, the Ilaje in Ondo State, the Tiv and the Idoma in Benue State, The Nupe in Niger State. Tools used by the fishermen for catching fishes are traps of different types, net, paddle and dug outs. 2. Crop Farming: This is the main occupation of the Nigeria people who live in the forest region, such as the Yoruba, the Benin, the Urhobo, and the Igbira. These people engaged in the production of both food crops (maize, cassava, vegetables, yam and okra) and tree crops (rubber, palm oil and coconuts). The methods of their farm operation are land clearing, bush burning, harvesting. 3. Animal Husbandry: This involves rearing of animals. The are two types of animal husbandry, namely domestication of animals and cattle rearing. The Fulani engaged in cattle rearing, the Yoruba, the Efik and the Tiv engage in livestock keeping. The main livestock include goats, sheep, hens, rabbit and pigeon. 4. Leather Works: This is making of leather into sandals, bags, shoes, belt etc. This occupation is mostly engaged by the Hausa people. This occupation is made possible due to the presence of abundant cattle in the area. 5. Pottery: This traditional occupation is mostly engaged by women. It exists in the area where there is abundant of clay and it is also mostly practised by the Yoruba. The materials the potter used in the production of objects are clay, water and firewood.
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- Q1Which traditional occupation involves rearing of animals and has two types known as domestication of animals and cattle rearing?Leather WorksCrop FarmingAnimal HusbandryFishing30s
- Q2Which traditional occupation is mostly engaged by the Hausa people and involves making leather into sandals, bags, shoes, and belts?PotteryLeather WorksFishingCrop Farming30s
- Q3Which traditional occupation involves making objects using clay, water, and firewood and is mostly practiced by women?Crop FarmingPotteryFishingAnimal Husbandry30s
- Q4Which traditional occupation is commonly engaged in Nigeria by people who live along the coast, lagoon, Delta, and big rivers, using tools such as traps, nets, paddles, and dugouts?Crop FarmingAnimal HusbandryFishingLeather Works30s
- Q5Which traditional occupation is the main occupation of the Nigerian people who live in the forest region, involving the production of food crops like maize, cassava, yam, and tree crops like rubber, palm oil, and coconuts?PotteryFishingAnimal HusbandryCrop Farming30s
- Q6Which traditional occupation involves the production of objects using clay, water, and firewood and is mostly practiced in areas with an abundance of clay by the Yoruba people?PotteryLeather WorksCrop FarmingFishing30s
- Q7Which traditional occupation involves engaging in the production of both food and tree crops, using methods like land clearing, bush burning, and harvesting in Nigeria?Animal HusbandryCrop FarmingFishingLeather Works30s
- Q8Which traditional occupation involves the rearing of livestock such as goats, sheep, hens, rabbit, and pigeon, and is engaged in by the Fulani in cattle rearing and the Yoruba, Efik, and Tiv in livestock keeping?Crop FarmingAnimal HusbandryPotteryFishing30s
- Q9Which traditional occupation involves the making of objects from leather such as sandals, bags, shoes, and belts, and is primarily practiced by the Hausa people due to the abundance of cattle in the area?PotteryCrop FarmingFishingLeather Works30s
- Q10Which traditional occupation involves the Fulani tribe primarily engaging in cattle rearing and the Yoruba, Efik, and Tiv tribes in livestock keeping, with the main livestock including goats, sheep, hens, rabbit, and pigeon?Crop FarmingLeather WorksAnimal HusbandryFishing30s
- Q11Which occupation involves the production of both food crops like maize, cassava, and yam, as well as tree crops like rubber, palm oil, and coconuts, and is mainly carried out by the Yoruba, Benin, Urhobo, and Igbira people?Crop FarmingLeather WorksAnimal HusbandryFishing30s
- Q12Which traditional occupation is mostly engaged by women and involves the production of objects using clay, water, and firewood?Animal HusbandryPotteryCrop FarmingLeather Works30s
- Q13Which traditional occupation involves the use of traps, nets, paddles, and dugouts to catch fishes, and is commonly engaged in Nigeria by people living along the coast, lagoon, Delta, and big rivers?Leather WorksAnimal HusbandryCrop FarmingFishing30s
- Q14Which traditional occupation involves the domestication of animals and cattle rearing by the Fulani, and livestock keeping by the Yoruba, the Efik, and the Tiv?Leather WorksPotteryFishingAnimal Husbandry30s
- Q15Which occupation is commonly engaged in by the Awori in Lagos and the Ijaw in Delta and Bayelsa States?FishingCrop FarmingAnimal HusbandryLeather Works30s