Liguria

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/liguria

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 Liguria?North-western Italy, bordering France, Piedmont, Emilia-Romagna, and Tuscany
2. How many people live in Liguria?Approximately 1,509,908 (as of 2025)
3. How big is Liguria?5,420 square kilometers (2,093 square miles)
4. What is the capital of Liguria?Genoa
5. What language do people speak in Liguria?Italian, Ligurian
6. When was Liguria built?The Republic of Genoa was prominent from the 11th to 18th centuries

Gallo-Italic Languages: A group of Romance languages spoken in northern Italy, including Ligurian.
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