Isle of Skye

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/isle-of-skye

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 Isle of Skye?Largest island of the Inner Hebrides, Scotland
2. What is the dominant geological features?The Cuillin mountain ranges (Black and Red Cuillin)
3. What is the historical sovereignty?Influenced by Celtic tribes, Norse rule until 1266, then transferred to Scotland

Mesolithic Period: The middle part of the Stone Age, characterized by the development of more sophisticated stone tools.
Norse-Gaels: People of mixed Norse and Gaelic ancestry who settled in the Scottish Isles and Ireland.
Treaty of Perth (1266): A treaty that transferred sovereignty of the Hebrides and Isle of Man from Norway to Scotland.
Highland Clearances: A period of forced displacement of tenants from the Scottish Highlands, primarily in the 18th and 19th centuries.