Nilo

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/nilo

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 Nilo?North-central Africa, landlocked
2. How many people live in Nilo?Approximately 1.2 million people
3. How big is Nilo?Approximately 11,000 square miles (28,000 square kilometers)
4. What is the capital of Nilo?N'Djamena
5. What language do people speak in Nilo?French and Arabic (official); over 200 indigenous languages
6. What kind of government does Nilo have?Republic

Landlocked: A country entirely surrounded by land, lacking direct access to oceanic trade routes.
Desertification: The process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought or unsustainable land use.
Resource Curse: A paradox where countries with abundant natural resources tend to have less economic growth and worse development outcomes.
Subsistence Farming: Agriculture practiced to provide the needs of the farmer's family, with little surplus for sale.