Anguilla

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/anguilla

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Where is Anguilla?Caribbean Sea, Leeward Islands
2. How many people live in Anguilla?15,753 (2021)
3. How big is Anguilla?35 square miles (91 km²)
4. What is the capital of Anguilla?The Valley
5. What language do people speak in Anguilla?English (British‑influenced)
6. What money is used in Anguilla?East Caribbean dollar (fixed to US$1 = EC$2.70)

British overseas territory: A territory governed by the United Kingdom but not part of the UK, with its own internal self‑government.
Leeward Islands: A chain of islands in the eastern Caribbean, part of the Lesser Antilles, located north of Puerto Rico.
Coral reef: A marine ecosystem built by calcium carbonate structures of marine organisms, providing habitat for diverse marine life.
Anguillan Revolution: The 1967 uprising that led Anguilla to separate from Saint Kitts and Nevis and become a separate British territory.