Ethiopia

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/ethiopia

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Where is Ethiopia?Landlocked country in the Horn of Africa, East Africa
2. How many people live in Ethiopia?Approximately 135 million people (as of 2025)
3. How big is Ethiopia?1,104,300 square kilometers (426,400 sq mi)
4. What is the capital of Ethiopia?Addis Ababa, a major diplomatic hub for Africa
5. What is the economic growth?One of the fastest-growing economies in sub-Saharan Africa
6. What is the literacy rate?52%

Ethnic Federalism: A system of government that divides a country into regions based on ethnic groups.
Scramble for Africa: The period in the late 19th century when European powers rapidly colonized African territories.
BRICS: An association of major emerging national economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, with Ethiopia being a recent member.