Gulf of Bothnia

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/gulf-of-bothnia

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 the Gulf of Bothnia?Approximately 117,000 square kilometers (45,000 square miles)
2. How many people live in the Gulf of Bothnia?The coastal regions are home to roughly 1.5 million people
3. What language do people speak in the Gulf of Bothnia?Swedish and Finnish are the primary languages spoken
4. What is the main cities?Key urban centers include Umeå (Sweden), Vaasa (Finland), and Oulu (Finland)
5. What is the salinity?Significantly lower than typical ocean water, classifying it as brackish

Eutrophication: Excessive richness of nutrients in a lake or other body of water, causing a dense growth of plant life and death of animal life.
Post-Glacial Rebound: The rise of landmass after the removal of the immense weight of glaciers that once covered it.
Brackish Water: Water that has more salinity than freshwater but not as much as seawater, typically found where rivers meet the sea.
Maritime Trade: The transportation of goods and commodities by sea or other waterways.