Marriott World Trade Center

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/marriott-world-trade-center

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. What is the location?World Trade Center complex, Lower Manhattan, New York City, USA
2. What is the year opened?April 1981
3. Why was the Marriott World Trade Center important in Lower Manhattan?It was the first big hotel south of Canal Street in almost 150 years and helped make the area a place for business and tourists.
4. How did the Marriott World Trade Center survive the 1993 truck bomb?After the bomb, the Port Authority rebuilt and reinforced the building, and it reopened in November 1994.

Urban Development: The process of planning and building cities and their infrastructure.
Structural Integrity: The ability of a building or structure to withstand forces without collapsing.
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