Arno

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/arno

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 long is Arno?Approximately 241 kilometers (150 miles)
2. What is the origin?Mount Falterona in the Apennine Mountains, Tuscany, Italy
3. What is the drainage basin?Encompasses a significant portion of the Tuscany region
4. Where does the Arno River start?The Arno River begins in the Apennine Mountains on Mount Falterona.
5. Why is the Arno River important to Florence?Florence grew on the river’s banks, using the water for trade, power, and protection.

Watershed: An area of land where all the water that falls in it or drains off it goes to a common outlet, such as a river, bay, or other body of water.
Hydrology: The scientific study of the movement, distribution, and management of water on Earth and other planets, including the water cycle, water resources and environmental watershed sustainability.
Alluvial Plains: Flat landforms created by the deposition of sediment carried by a river as the flow leaves its banks.