Augsburg

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.

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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 Augsburg?Swabia, Bavaria, Germany
2. How many people live in Augsburg?304,000 (city proper); 885,000 (metropolitan area)
3. When was Augsburg built?15 BC as Augusta Vindelicorum by the Romans
4. What language do people speak in Augsburg?German, Swabian German

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