Sudan

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/sudan

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. How many people live in Sudan?Approximately 50 million people (as of 2024)
2. How big is Sudan?1,886,068 square kilometers (728,215 square miles), ranking as Africa's third-largest country
3. What is the capital of Sudan?Khartoum
4. What language do people speak in Sudan?Arabic
5. Where does the Nile River flow through Sudan?The Nile River flows from south to north through Sudan. It helps farmers grow crops and gives the country many beautiful floodplains.
6. Why did South Sudan become a separate country?South Sudan became its own country in 2011. This happened after many years of fighting between the north and the south over religion, culture, and resources.

Anglo-Egyptian Condominium: A period of joint British and Egyptian rule over Sudan from 1899 until independence in 1956.
Kingdom of Kush: An ancient African kingdom located in Nubia, renowned for its powerful rulers and monumental architecture, including numerous pyramids.
Secular State: A country where government affairs are separate from religious institutions, as Sudan became in 2020.
Human Development Index (HDI): A statistic used to rank countries into four tiers of human development based on health, education, and income.