Cantons of Switzerland

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Write what each word means, using the article.

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Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How big is Cantons of Switzerland?Grisons (7,105 km²)
2. What is the total cantons?26
3. What is the most populous canton?Zürich (approximately 1.5 million people)
4. What is a canton in Switzerland?A canton is like a puzzle piece that makes up Switzerland. Each one has its own rules and can make its own decisions.
5. How many cantons are there in Switzerland?Switzerland has 26 cantons, each with a special name and its own rules.

Waldstätte: The original three cantons (Uri, Schwyz, Unterwalden) that formed the nucleus of the early Swiss Confederacy.
Sovereign State: An independent entity with full authority over its own territory and affairs, as cantons were historically.
Federalism: A system of government where power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units (cantons).
Subsidiarity: The principle that decisions should be made at the lowest possible level of governance, closest to the citizens.