San Diego

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/san-diego

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 San Diego?Southwesternmost city in the contiguous United States, San Diego County, California
2. How many people live in San Diego?Approximately 1.38 million residents (2020 Census)
3. When was San Diego built?July 16, 1769, by Spanish Franciscan missionary Junípero Serra
4. What is the major economic sectors?Defense, tourism, biotechnology, telecommunications, and international trade
5. What is the sister cities?Edinburgh (UK), Perth (Australia), San Diego de Alcalá (Spain), and others
6. What makes San Diego so sunny?San Diego has a Mediterranean climate with mild, wet winters and warm, dry summers, giving it lots of sunshine all year.

Kumeyaay: The indigenous peoples indigenous to the area of San Diego and northern Baja California, with a history spanning millennia.
Mission San Diego de Alcalá: The first of twenty-one Spanish missions established in California, founded in 1769, serving as a pivotal point in colonial history.
Balboa Park: A 1,200-acre urban cultural park housing numerous museums, gardens, theaters, and the San Diego Zoo, a National Historic Landmark.
Binational Metropolis: Referring to the San Diego-Tijuana region, a large urban area characterized by significant economic, social, and cultural integration across the U.S.-Mexico border.