Chelyabinsk Oblast

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/chelyabinsk-oblast

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 Chelyabinsk Oblast?Southern Ural Mountains, straddling the Europe-Asia border
2. How many people live in Chelyabinsk Oblast?Approximately 3,400,000 people
3. How big is Chelyabinsk Oblast?88,535 square kilometers
4. What is the capital of Chelyabinsk Oblast?Chelyabinsk
5. What language do people speak in Chelyabinsk Oblast?Russian is the official language; minority languages are spoken
6. When was Chelyabinsk Oblast built?The city of Chelyabinsk was founded in 1736

Transcontinental: Extending or passing across a continent.
Metallurgy: The branch of science and technology concerned with the properties of metals and their production and purification.
Federal Subject: A constituent entity of the Russian Federation, possessing a degree of autonomy.
Geopolitical: Relating to politics, especially international relations, as influenced by geographical factors.