Which of the following statements with regard to the Adamawa Plateau is/are correct? 1. Adamawa Plateau stretches across west-central Africa from southeastern Nigeria through north-central Cameroon to the Central African Republic. 2. Nigerian extension of the Adamawa Plateau is known as the Drakensberg Escarpment. Select the answer using the code given below: |ForumIAS

[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: A

Notes:

Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct: The Adamawa Plateau is an elevated region in west-central Africa spanning southeastern Nigeria, northern Cameroon, and the western CAR.
Statement 2 is incorrect: The extension of the Adamawa Plateau in eastern Nigeria is known as the Gotel Mountains (and Shebshi Mountains). The Drakensberg Escarpment is located in South Africa and Lesotho.