Atacama Desert

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/atacama-desert

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 the Atacama Desert?Northern Chile, South America
2. How big is the Atacama Desert?Approximately 105,000 km² (41,000 sq mi)
3. How many people live in the Atacama Desert?The broader region has a population of approximately 1.6 million people
4. What language do people speak in the Atacama Desert?Spanish
5. What is the capital of the Atacama Desert?Antofagasta serves as a major regional capital
6. What money is used in the Atacama Desert?Chilean Peso (CLP)

Temperature Inversion: A weather phenomenon where a layer of warm air sits above a layer of cooler air near the ground.
Terrestrial Analogue: A location on Earth that closely resembles conditions found on another planet.
Advection: The transfer of heat or matter by the flow of a fluid, such as air or water.