Forest City, Johor

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/forest-city--johor

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. How big is Forest City, Johor?Developed on reclaimed land in the southwestern Johor Bahru District
2. When was Forest City, Johor built?Announced in 2006, officiated in 2016
3. What is the location?Iskandar Puteri, Johor, Malaysia
4. What is the key stakeholders?Country Garden Holding Ltd. (60%) and Esplanade Danga 88 (40%)
5. What is Forest City in Johor?Forest City is a new city built on islands made from reclaimed land in Johor, Malaysia.
6. Why was Forest City built on reclaimed land?It was built on reclaimed land to create space for a big city with homes, shops, and parks.

Reclaimed Land: Land created by artificial processes, typically by depositing soil or rock into bodies of water.
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