Distribution of Natural Resources

Social Studies Pry4

Distribution of Natural Resources

REASONS WHY GOODS ARE
DISTRIBUTED

We can not make everything we
need for ourselves, therefore we
rely on other people who make
other things we need.
Surplus goods are sold to places
where they have shortage.
LIST OF GOODS BROUGHT TO/
FROM OUR COUNTRY OR
COMMUNITY
1. Goods brought to our
country i.e. imported goods
shoes, cars, machine,
clothes, etc.
2. Goods taken to other
countries from our country
Like cotton, leather, rubber,
cocoa, crude oil, etc.
HOW GOODS ARE DISTRIBUTED?
Good are distributed from –
1. Farm to market.
2. From cities to villages.
3. From villages to cities.
4. From South to North, East
and West, vice versa.
5. From one country to another.
BY WHOM ARE GOODS
DISTRIBUTED NOWADAYS?
1. Businessmen or
distributors.
2. Merchants, trader or
retailers.
3. Household.
WHAT ARE PROBLEMS OF
DISTRIBUTION OF GOODS AND
SERVICES?
1. Bad roads.
2. High cost of
transportation.
3. Hoarding.
4. Finding the right people
to work with.
5. High taxes.
6. Too much of middlemen.
7. Area boys.
8. Storage facilities.

Answer the following questions correctly.
1.Explain why goods are distributed.
2. list 5 goods produced in
Nigeria.
3. list 5 goods produced
outside Nigeria.
4. Explain how and by whom goods are distributed.
5.List Five problems of distribution of goods and services.