Dordrecht

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/dordrecht

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 Dordrecht?South Holland province, Western Netherlands
2. How many people live in Dordrecht?Approximately 123,000 (projected 2025)
3. How big is Dordrecht?Covers the entirety of Dordrecht Island
4. What is the capital of Dordrecht?The principal city of the Drechtsteden region
5. What language do people speak in Dordrecht?Dutch
6. When was Dordrecht built?Recognized as the oldest city in Holland

Conurbation: A large, continuous urban area formed by the merging of several towns and cities.
Municipality: A self-governing local administrative area, typically a city or town and its surrounding territory.
Randstad: A metropolitan conurbation in the western Netherlands, comprising several major cities.
Drechtsteden: A cooperative association of municipalities in the southern part of South Holland, centered around the rivers.