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Laayoune

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/laayoune

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. Where is Laayoune?

  2. 2. How many people live in Laayoune?

  3. 3. How big is Laayoune?

  4. 4. When was Laayoune built?

  5. 5. What is the international oversight?

  6. 6. What does the name Laayoune mean?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

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Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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