Iberian Peninsula

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/iberian-peninsula

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 the Iberian Peninsula?South-western Europe, forming the southwesternmost part of the European continent
2. How many people live in the Iberian Peninsula?Approximately 53 million people
3. How big is the Iberian Peninsula?Approximately 583,254 square kilometers (225,196 sq mi)
4. Which continent is the Iberian Peninsula in?Europe
5. What language do people speak in the Iberian Peninsula?Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Galician, Basque, Occitan (regional)
6. What is the major cities?Madrid, Barcelona, Lisbon, Porto, Seville, Valencia

Peninsula: A landmass projecting into a body of water or extending out from the mainland, surrounded by water on three sides.
Pyrenees: A major mountain range forming a natural border between the Iberian Peninsula and the rest of Europe.
Reconquista: The historical period of approximately 781 years during which Christian kingdoms gradually retook territory in Iberia from Muslim rulers.
Al-Andalus: The Muslim-ruled territory on the Iberian Peninsula, existing from the 8th to the 15th century.