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List of African countries by population

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/list-of-african-countries-by-population

Step 2 · Questions

1. Which continent is List of African countries by population in?
2. What language do people speak in List of African countries by population?
3. What is the number of countries?
4. What is the annual population growth rate?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

Demographic Projections
Youth Dividend
Lingua Franca
Urbanization

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

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

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Answer key (teacher copy)

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

1. Which continent is List of African countries by population in?Africa
2. What language do people speak in List of African countries by population?Between 1,500 and 2,000+
3. What is the number of countries?54
4. What is the annual population growth rate?2.35% (as of 2021)

Demographic Projections: Statistical forecasts of future population size, structure, and distribution.
Youth Dividend: The economic benefit that can arise when a large proportion of the population is young and employable.
Lingua Franca: A common language used by speakers of different native languages to communicate.
Urbanization: The process of population shift from rural to urban areas, and the ways in which societies adapt to this change.