Evere

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/evere

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 Evere?Municipality within the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
2. How many people live in Evere?43,608 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2022)
3. What language do people speak in Evere?Legally bilingual (French–Dutch)
4. What is the population density?8,503/km² (22,020/sq mi)
5. What is the administrative status?One of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region
6. Why do people in Evere speak two languages?Evere is a bilingual town, so people use both French and Dutch in signs, schools, and conversations.

Brussels-Capital Region: The administrative and political entity comprising the city of Brussels and its surrounding municipalities.
Municipality: An administrative division of a country, often a town or city with its own local government.
Bilingualism: The practice of speaking or using two languages, a legally mandated characteristic of the Brussels-Capital Region.
Population Density: A measure of population per unit area, indicating how crowded a place is.