Campania

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/campania

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 Campania?Southwestern Italy, encompassing a portion of the Italian Peninsula and islands
2. How many people live in Campania?5,575,025 (estimated 2025), making it Italy's third-most populous region
3. How big is Campania?13,590 km² (5,247 sq mi), making it Italy's most densely populated region
4. What is the capital of Campania?Naples
5. What language do people speak in Campania?Italian (official); Neapolitan dialect is widely spoken and has literary tradition
6. What is the UNESCO world heritage sites?10 sites, including Pompeii, Herculaneum, Amalfi Coast, and Historic Centre of Naples

Tyrrhenian Sea: A marginal sea of the Mediterranean Sea, located west of the Italian peninsula and east of Sardinia and Corsica.
Magna Graecia: The coastal areas of Southern Italy and Sicily colonized by ancient Greeks from the 8th century BC onwards.
Campania felix: Latin for 'fertile countryside' or 'happy countryside,' the name given by the Romans to the region.
Stratovolcano: A tall, conical volcano built up by many layers (strata) of hardened lava, tephra, pumice, and volcanic ash.