Chelyabinsk

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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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?Southern Ural Mountains, Russia, straddling the Europe-Asia boundary
2. How many people live in Chelyabinsk?Approximately 1.2 million residents
3. How big is Chelyabinsk?Approximately 530 square kilometers (205 square miles)
4. What is the capital of Chelyabinsk?Chelyabinsk
5. What language do people speak in Chelyabinsk?Russian
6. When was Chelyabinsk built?1736

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