'I can' checklist for Nigeria: The giant of Africa:

• DESCRIBE what a colony is and give examples

• NAME countries in Africa which were colonised by Britain

• DESCRIBE what decolonisation is

• DESCRIBE how the world population has grown in the last 250 years

• DEFINE what a megacity is and DESCRIBE the distribution of megacities

• DEFINE the terms birth rate, death rate and natural increase

• EXPLAIN reasons for high birth rates and death rates in developing countries

• DESCRIBE and EXPLAIN the shape of population pyramids

• DEFINE migration and the terms push factor and pull factor

• DESCRIBE reasons why people migrate

• DEFINE the term informal settlement

• EXPLAIN the opportunities and challenges of living in informal settlements

• DESCRIBE features of informal settlements like Makoko

• EXPLAIN the problems of living in informal settlements

• IDENTIFY and EXPLAIN possible strategies to manage these problems