Nayarit

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/nayarit

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 Nayarit?Western Mexico, bordering the Pacific Ocean, Sinaloa, Durango, Zacatecas, and Jalisco
2. How many people live in Nayarit?Approximately 1.2 million people
3. How big is Nayarit?27,815 square kilometers (10,739 square miles)
4. What is the capital of Nayarit?Tepic
5. What language do people speak in Nayarit?Spanish (official); significant presence of indigenous languages including Wixárika and Cora
6. What is the key economic sectors?Tourism, agriculture (tobacco, mangoes), fishing

Uto-Aztecan: A large family of indigenous languages spoken across parts of North America, including in Nayarit.
Federal Entity: A constituent state or territory within the federal system of Mexico.
Biodiversity: The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.