Edgware

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/edgware

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. What is the population (2011 census)?58,619
2. What is the key transport infrastructure?Northern terminus of the London Underground's Northern line
3. Why is Edgware a stop on the Northern line?It is the northern end of the line, so trains stop there to bring people in and out of the city.
4. Where do the streams in Edgware go?Edgware Brook and Deans Brook meet to form the Silk Stream, which flows into the River Brent and eventually the Thames.

London Plan: A spatial development strategy for Greater London, guiding planning decisions and future development.
Terminus: The final station or stop on a public transport route, such as a railway or bus line.
Catchment Area: The area from which surface water drains into a particular river, lake, or reservoir.
Metropolitan Core: The central and most important part of a large city or urban area.