Norfolk

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/norfolk

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 Norfolk?East Anglia, eastern England, bordering the North Sea
2. How many people live in Norfolk?Approximately 859,400 (as per recent estimates)
3. How big is Norfolk?5,370 square kilometers (2,074 square miles)
4. What is the principal city?Norwich
5. What is the administrative structure?Non-metropolitan county with seven districts
6. What is Norfolk known for in England?Norfolk is a county in East Anglia with sparkling waters, rolling hills, and a coastline by the North Sea.

Anthropogenic Landscape: A landscape significantly shaped by human activity rather than natural processes.
Non-Metropolitan County: A type of county in England that has a county council and district councils.
Peat Digging: The process of excavating peat, often for fuel, which historically created many of the Broads' waterways.