Liverpool

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/liverpool

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 Liverpool?Merseyside, on the River Mersey estuary, northwest England
2. How many people live in Liverpool?Approximately 490,000 (city proper)
3. How big is Liverpool?112 square kilometers (43 square miles)
4. What is the capital of Liverpool?Liverpool is the principal city of the Liverpool City Region
5. What language do people speak in Liverpool?English; regional dialect known as Scouse
6. When was Liverpool built?Received its charter in 1207

Estuary: The tidal mouth of a large river where the tide meets the stream.
Transatlantic Slave Trade: The forced transportation of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean for labor.
Urban Regeneration: The process of improving an area of a city that has declined.
Local Authority: A government body responsible for public services in a specific area.