Arlington County, Virginia

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/arlington-county-virginia

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. How many people live in Arlington County, Virginia?Approximately 230,000 residents (as of recent estimates)
2. What is the capital of Arlington County, Virginia?Court House neighborhood
3. Where is Arlington County located?Arlington County is in Virginia, just across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.
4. Why is Arlington County important for the U.S. government?It hosts many federal agencies, the Pentagon, and many government workers.

Nacotchtank Tribe: An Indigenous people who historically inhabited the lands that now comprise Arlington County and surrounding areas.
Retrocession: The act of ceding back territory, as when Alexandria County was returned to Virginia from the District of Columbia.
Jim Crow Laws: State and local laws enacted in the Southern United States from the late 19th to the mid-20th centuries that enforced racial segregation.
Urban Corridors: Areas along transportation routes, like Metrorail lines, that are developed with a mix of residential, commercial, and office buildings.