Pensacola, Florida

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/pensacola-florida

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 Pensacola, Florida?Northwest Florida Panhandle, on Pensacola Bay at the Gulf of Mexico
2. How many people live in Pensacola, Florida?City: 54,312 (2020 Census). Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent Metropolitan Statistical Area: 509,905 (2020 Census)
3. When was Pensacola, Florida built?First Spanish settlement attempted in 1559; permanent Spanish settlement established in 1698
4. How big is Pensacola, Florida?City land area: approximately 21.6 square miles
5. What language do people speak in Pensacola, Florida?English
6. What makes Pensacola's beaches special?Pensacola has the "World's Whitest Beaches" made of fine quartz sand that looks like snow and is very clean.

Geopolitical: Relating to politics, especially international relations, as influenced by geographical factors.
Maritime: Connected with or relating to the sea, especially in connection with seafaring commercial or naval activity.
Sovereignty: Supreme power or authority; the authority of a state to govern itself or another state.
Palimpsest: Something reused or adapted from something old; a manuscript or piece of writing material on which the original writing has been effaced to make room for later writing.