Millennium Dome

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/millennium-dome

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?Greenwich Peninsula, Southeast London, England
2. What is the year of opening?1999
3. What is the Millennium Dome and where is it located?The Millennium Dome is a huge, geodesic dome in London, on the Greenwich Peninsula. It sits right next to the Prime Meridian, the 0 longitude line.
4. Why was the Millennium Dome built?It was built to celebrate the year 2000, with a big exhibition about time, humanity, and the future.

Geodesic Dome: A spherical or partially spherical shell structure based on a network of triangles.
Urban Redevelopment: The process of improving an area of a city that has been run down or neglected.
Public Perception: The general opinion or attitude of the public towards a particular subject or entity.