Taiyuan

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/taiyuan

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 Taiyuan?Approximately 5.3 million residents within its administrative area
2. How big is Taiyuan?Covers approximately 6,988 square kilometers (2,700 square miles)
3. What is Taiyuan?Taiyuan is the capital city of Shanxi Province in China. It has been a city for more than 2,500 years and was once the capital of many ancient states.
4. Why is Taiyuan famous for coal?Taiyuan sits on big coal reserves, so it became a major coal mining and steel city in the 20th century.

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