Samara

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.

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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. How many people live in Samara?Approximately 1.16 million inhabitants
2. How big is Samara?Approximately 1,300 square kilometers (500 square miles)
3. What is the capital of Samara?Samara
4. What language do people speak in Samara?Russian
5. When was Samara built?1586
6. Why was Samara called Kuybyshev during World War II?During World War II, Samara was renamed Kuybyshev after a Bolshevik leader. It became the Soviet Union's temporary capital, moving many government offices and factories there.

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