Loire

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/loire

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 long is Loire?1,006 kilometers (625 miles)
2. How big is Loire?117,054 km2 (45,195 sq mi)
3. How high is Loire?1,350 meters (4,430 ft)
4. What is the location?France
5. What is the Loire River?The Loire is France’s longest river, about 1,006 kilometers long. It flows through many towns and ends in the Atlantic Ocean.
6. Where does the Loire River start?It begins in the Massif Central, near Mont Gerbier de Jonc, at an elevation of 1,350 meters.

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