Channel Islands

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/channel-islands

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 Channel Islands?English Channel, west of the Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy, France
2. How many people live in Channel Islands?Approximately 171,916 (2024 estimate)
3. Which continent is Channel Islands in?Europe
4. What is the capital cities?Saint Helier (Bailiwick of Jersey) and Saint Peter Port (Bailiwick of Guernsey)

Archipelago: A group or chain of islands situated near one another.
Bailiwick: A historical administrative division, specifically referring to the two self-governing territories of Jersey and Guernsey.
Crown Dependency: A self-governing territory of the British Crown, not part of the United Kingdom, with the monarch as head of state.
Duchy of Normandy: A historical territory in northwestern France, from which the Channel Islands originated and retain historical ties.