Seven Islands of Bombay

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. How big is Seven Islands of Bombay?Forms the core of modern Mumbai, a vast metropolitan area
2. What is the location?Off the Konkan coast, west coast of India
3. What is the languages?Marathi, Hindi, English, and many others spoken in Mumbai
4. Who first owned the islands and what did they call them?In the 1500s the Portuguese took over the islands and called them 'Ilhas de Bom Baim'. They started new ways of running the islands and trading.
5. Why were the islands good for trading?The islands had a natural harbor, which made it easy for ships to dock and trade goods. This helped the islands become a busy trading port.

Archipelago: A group of islands.
Urbanization: The process by which towns and cities are formed and become larger as more people live and work in them.
Cosmopolitan: Including or containing people from many different countries and cultures.