Madeira

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/madeira

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 Madeira?North Atlantic Ocean, 805 km (500 mi) SW of mainland Portugal
2. How many people live in Madeira?251,060 (2021)
3. How big is Madeira?741 sq km (286 sq mi) for the archipelago
4. What is the capital of Madeira?Funchal
5. What language do people speak in Madeira?Portuguese
6. When was Madeira built?Claimed 1419, settled post-1420

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