Odesa

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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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 Odesa?Northwestern coast of the Black Sea, Ukraine
2. How many people live in Odesa?Approximately 1,010,000 (as of recent estimates)
3. How big is Odesa?325 square kilometers (125 square miles)
4. What is the capital of Odesa?Odesa
5. What language do people speak in Odesa?Ukrainian (official), Russian (widely spoken and historically significant)
6. When was Odesa built?1794

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