After reading the paragraph below, answer the questions that follow.
You are a member of an African family that has been displaced from their home by civil war, so you are trying to select a new country in which to settle to gain better economic opportunities. You know that Nigeria is a large country with rich natural resources, so you are considering it for your new home. Among the data you find while researching Nigeria is the following diagram of the current age structure of the country.

-Based on the age structure of the country, which of the following situations would be most likely to occur over the next 20 years?

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After reading the paragraph below, answer the questions that follow.
You are a member of an African family that has been displaced from their home by civil war, so you are trying to select a new country in which to settle to gain better economic opportunities. You know that Nigeria is a large country with rich natural resources, so you are considering it for your new home. Among the data you find while researching Nigeria is the following diagram of the current age structure of the country.
 
-Based on the age structure of the country, which of the following situations would be most likely to occur over the next 20 years?

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The age structure diagram shows a large proportion of the population in the younger age groups, indicating a population with high fertility rates and a large number of young people. This suggests that over the next 20 years there will be an increased demand for resources based on population growth as the younger generation enters the workforce and requires more housing, food, and other goods and services.

After Reading the Paragraph Below, Answer the Questions That Follow