Chile

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/chile

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 Chile?Western South America, bordering Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, and the Drake Passage
2. How big is Chile?756,102 square kilometers (291,933 sq mi)
3. What language do people speak in Chile?Spanish
4. What is the capital and largest city?Santiago
5. What is the key economic driver?Copper mining, alongside significant exports in fruit, wine, and fish products
6. What makes Chile so long and skinny?Chile stretches over 4,300 kilometers along the coast of South America, but it is only about 177 kilometers wide on average. The Andes Mountains on the east and the Pacific Ocean on the west keep it narrow.

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