Nigeria's borders were arbitrarily drawn by the British during the colonial period, primarily to delineate the extent of British influence in contrast to French territories in West Africa, without regard for the ethnic, tribal, or natural divisions that existed in the region.

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Nigeria's Borders

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Nigeria's borders

A) coincide with traditional ethnic and tribal boundaries.
B) were arbitrarily drawn by the British to mark where their influence ended and the French's began.
C) coincide roughly with the boundaries of a single African polity that predated the arrival of the British.
D) were created by the League of Nations under its mandate system.
E) correspond to natural features.

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