Mont-Saint-Michel

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/mont-saint-michel

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 big is Mont-Saint-Michel?7 hectares (17 acres)
2. What is the location?Tidal island and mainland commune in Normandy, France
3. What is the commune population (2019)?29 residents
4. Why does Mont-Saint-Michel look like a castle that appears and disappears?The tide covers the sandy path that connects the island to the mainland, so the island is only visible when the tide is low.
5. How did people get to Mont-Saint-Michel when the tide was low?They walked across the wide sandy causeway that is exposed during low tide.

Tidal Range: The difference in height between high tide and low tide in a body of water.
Ancien Régime: The political and social system of France before the French Revolution of 1789.