FREE World Countries by Rank Cheat Sheets

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September 6, 2019

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If you line up all the countries in order by size, which one tops the list? If you said Russia, you’re right. But are you as confident about naming the most populous country?

Give your students a handy tool that can help them identify the top ten or twenty countries in ten different categories with these FREE World Countries by Rank Cheat Sheets

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With these FREE World Countries by Rank Cheat Sheets, students can learn:

  • the top twenty countries by area
  • the top twenty countries by population

Then they can also look at the top ten nations as ranked by: 

  • size of labor force
  • unemployment rate
  • exports
  • imports
  • cell phones
  • Internet users
  • number of airports
  • kilometers of roads

This can lead to all sorts of research and critical thinking. For example, students can ask: 

  • Are the countries with the largest imports also the countries with the largest exports? 
  • Are the number of cell phones or Internet users ranked the same as the countries by population? 
  • Do the largest countries also have the most airports and the most kilometers of roads? 

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Dig into world geography and explore fascinating statistics with these FREE World Countries by Rank Cheat Sheets!

Instant Download: FREE World Countries by Rank Cheat Sheets

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