Lake Maggiore

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/lake-maggiore

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 Lake Maggiore?Approximately 212.5 square kilometers (82 square miles)
2. How long is Lake Maggiore?Approximately 64 kilometers (40 miles)
3. How high is Lake Maggiore?193 meters (633 feet) above sea level
4. What is the main cities?Locarno (Switzerland), Stresa (Italy), Verbania (Italy)
5. What is the languages?Italian (predominantly), German (in Swiss Ticino)
6. Where does the water from Lake Maggiore go?The lake drains into the Ticino River, which then flows into the Po River in Italy.

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