Palestine

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/palestine

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 Palestine?6,020 square kilometers (2,320 sq mi)
2. How many people live in Palestine?Exceeds 5 million
3. What language do people speak in Palestine?Arabic
4. What is the proclaimed capital?Jerusalem
5. What is the administrative center?Ramallah
6. What is Palestine and where is it located?Palestine is a nation in West Asia made up of the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip. It sits at the crossroads of Africa, Asia, and Europe.

West Bank: A landlocked territory in the West Bank of the Jordan River, part of the Palestinian territories.
Gaza Strip: A coastal strip of land on the eastern Mediterranean coast, part of the Palestinian territories.
Nakba: Arabic for 'catastrophe,' referring to the mass displacement of Palestinians during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
Oslo Accords: A set of agreements signed in the 1990s between Israel and the PLO, aiming for peace and Palestinian self-governance.