Guarulhos

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/guarulhos

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.

Municipality: A self-governing administrative division, typically a city or town, with its own local government.
Metropolitan Region: A large urban area comprising a central city and its surrounding interconnected suburbs and satellite towns.
Urban Sprawl: The uncontrolled expansion of urban areas into surrounding rural land, often characterized by low-density development.
Demographic: Relating to the statistical study of populations, including their size, density, distribution, and vital statistics.