Kinderdijk

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/kinderdijk

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 Kinderdijk?Alblasserwaard polder, municipality of Molenlanden, province of South Holland, Netherlands
2. What language do people speak in Kinderdijk?Dutch
3. What is the geographic feature?Confluence of the Lek and Noord rivers
4. What is the historical system?Network of 19 windmills built circa 1740 for polder drainage
5. Why do the windmills lift water?The wind turns the sails, which power scoop wheels or Archimedes screws that lift water from the low land into higher canals, stopping floods.
6. How many windmills are there at Kinderdijk?There are 19 windmills that were built around the year 1740.

Polder: A low-lying tract of land, especially in the Netherlands, that has been reclaimed from the sea or a river and is protected by dikes and drained by pumps.
Confluence: The junction where two or more rivers or streams meet and flow into one another.
Hydraulic Engineering: The branch of engineering concerned with the control and movement of water, including its use in power generation and irrigation.
Cultural Landscape: A distinct geographical area shaped by the interaction of natural and human activity over time.