Las Palmas

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/las-palmas

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 many people live in Las Palmas?383,516 (2024)
2. How big is Las Palmas?Not specified in source
3. When was Las Palmas built?1478
4. What is Las Palmas and where is it located?Las Palmas is a sunny city on the island of Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands, part of Spain. It sits in the Atlantic Ocean about 150 km west of Africa.
5. Why does Las Palmas have warm weather all year?The city has a desert climate that is cooled by the cool Canary Current, keeping temperatures steady around 21.2°C.

Canary Current: A cold ocean current that flows southwest along the coast of Northwest Africa.
Autonomous Community: A first-level administrative division of Spain, possessing legislative and executive autonomy.
De Facto: In fact or in reality, though not by legal right or official recognition.