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Mayabeque Province

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/mayabeque-province

Step 2 · Questions

1. Where is Mayabeque Province?
2. How many people live in Mayabeque Province?
3. How big is Mayabeque Province?
4. What is the capital of Mayabeque Province?
5. What language do people speak in Mayabeque Province?
6. What is the date of official establishment?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

Administrative Restructuring
Decentralization
Taíno Indigenous People

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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Answer key (teacher copy)

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Where is Mayabeque Province?Western Cuba, bordering Havana Province
2. How many people live in Mayabeque Province?Approximately 370,000 inhabitants
3. How big is Mayabeque Province?Approximately 641 square miles (1,660 square kilometers)
4. What is the capital of Mayabeque Province?Mayabeque City
5. What language do people speak in Mayabeque Province?Spanish
6. What is the date of official establishment?January 1, 2011

Administrative Restructuring: The process of reorganizing the way a region or country is governed and divided.
Decentralization: Shifting power and decision-making from a central authority to local levels.
Taíno Indigenous People: The original inhabitants of many Caribbean islands before European colonization.