Northwest Stadium

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/northwest-stadium

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. When was Northwest Stadium built?1997
2. What is the original name?Jack Kent Cooke Stadium
3. What is the renamed fedexfield?1999
4. Where is Northwest Stadium located?Northwest Stadium is in Landover, Maryland, just 2.5 miles east of Washington, D.C. It is easy to reach from both Maryland and the capital.
5. What was Northwest Stadium called before?It first opened as Jack Kent Cooke Stadium in 1997. In 1999 it became FedExField, and it changed its name to Northwest Stadium in 2024.

Census-designated place: A statistical geographic entity defined by the U.S. Census Bureau for data tabulation.
Naming Rights: The practice of a company paying for its name to be associated with a venue or event.
Metropolitan Area: A region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less populated surrounding territories.
Economic Stimulus: An action or policy designed to stimulate economic growth.