How will a population boom change Africa?
The United Nations estimates that Africa's population will double to 2.5 billion by 2050. About 400 million of these people will live in Nigeria alone.
Possible questions:
1) What fraction of the population of Africa will live in Nigeria?
2) What fraction of the world population in 2050 will live in Africa?
3) What is the percentage increase in World population between 2015 and 2050? And then between 2050 and 2100?
4) What is the percentage increase in Africa's population between 2015 and 2050? And then between 2050 and 2100?
5) Can you predict the World's population in 2150? What might make your estimate inaccurate?
Article source:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-34188248
Article source:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-34188248
