Lesson 3: Population

HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE IN AFRICA?

DIRECTIONS:

In this lesson, you will be learning about population in Africa. To complete this assignment, you will need to understand the terms population, birth rate, and death rate.

Population: The people living within a political or geographical boundary.

Birthrate: the ratio of total live births to total population for a specific community or nation in a specified period; often expressed in births per thousand per year

Mortality Rate: The number of deaths per given unit of population over a given period of time.

[1]Next, complete the assignment: How many people are in Africa? assignment.

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