Coahuila

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/coahuila

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 Coahuila?Northeastern Mexico, bordering the United States
2. How many people live in Coahuila?3,146,771 (2020 Census)
3. How big is Coahuila?151,563 square kilometers (58,519 sq mi)
4. What is the capital of Coahuila?Saltillo
5. What language do people speak in Coahuila?Spanish
6. How long is Coahuila?512 kilometers (318 mi) with Texas, USA, along the Rio Grande

Arid and Semi-Arid: Environments characterized by very low rainfall, leading to desert-like or dry grassland conditions.
Federal Republic: A system of government where power is divided between a central national government and regional state governments.
Viceroyalty: A territory ruled by a viceroy, who governed on behalf of a monarch in a distant country, like Spanish rule in the Americas.