List of endangered and protected species of China

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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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/list-of-endangered-and-protected-species-of-china

1. Where is List of endangered and protected species of China?
2. How many people live in List of endangered and protected species of China?
3. How big is List of endangered and protected species of China?
4. What is the capital of List of endangered and protected species of China?
5. What language do people speak in List of endangered and protected species of China?
6. What is the country?

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 List of endangered and protected species of China?Eastern Asia
2. How many people live in List of endangered and protected species of China?Approximately 1.425 billion (as of recent estimates)
3. How big is List of endangered and protected species of China?Approximately 9.6 million square kilometers
4. What is the capital of List of endangered and protected species of China?Beijing
5. What language do people speak in List of endangered and protected species of China?Standard Chinese (Mandarin)
6. What is the country?People's Republic of China

Biodiversity Hotspot: A region with a high concentration of endemic species that is under significant threat of destruction.
Endemic Species: A species native and restricted to a certain place, found nowhere else in the world.
Habitat Fragmentation: The process by which large, continuous habitats are broken down into smaller, isolated patches.
IUCN: The International Union for Conservation of Nature, a global organization working on nature conservation.