Ceuta

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/ceuta

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 Ceuta?North African coast, autonomous city of Spain, bordering Morocco
2. How many people live in Ceuta?Approximately 85,000 inhabitants (as of recent estimates)
3. How big is Ceuta?22 square kilometers (8.5 square miles)
4. What is the capital of Ceuta?Ceuta
5. What language do people speak in Ceuta?Spanish (official), Darija Arabic (widely spoken)
6. When was Ceuta built?Continuity of settlement from Phoenician period (circa 700 BCE)

Autonomous City: A territorial entity with a high degree of self-governance within a sovereign state.
Strait of Gibraltar: A narrow waterway connecting the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, separating Europe from Africa.
Enclave: A territory that is entirely surrounded by the territory of one other state.
Hispanic Monarchy: The political union of the crowns of Castile and Aragon, and later Portugal, under a single monarch.