Aruba

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/aruba

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 Aruba?Southern Caribbean Sea, 29 km north of the Venezuelan peninsula of Paraguaná
2. How many people live in Aruba?108,880 (excluding undocumented immigrants)
3. How big is Aruba?179 km² (69.1 sq mi)
4. What is the capital of Aruba?Oranjestad
5. What language do people speak in Aruba?Dutch and Papiamento (official); English and Spanish widely spoken
6. What is the political status?Constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Arid Xeric Landscape: An ecosystem characterized by extreme dryness, low rainfall, and vegetation adapted to survive with minimal water.
Constituent Country: A self-governing nation that is part of a larger sovereign state, sharing sovereignty with the larger entity.
Papiamento: A creole language spoken in Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao, developed from a mixture of European and African languages.
Continental Shelf: The submerged edge of a continent, forming a shallow seabed extending from the coastline.