Taunus

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/taunus

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 tall is Taunus?Großer Feldberg at 878 meters
2. What is the location?Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
3. What is the administrative districts?Hochtaunuskreis, Main-Taunus-Kreis, Rheingau-Taunus, Limburg-Weilburg, and Rhein-Lahn
4. Where can you find the highest peak in the Taunus?The highest peak is Großer Feldberg, which is 878 meters tall and is in the Taunus.
5. Why are the mineral springs in the Taunus special?The springs are full of minerals and sometimes naturally carbonated, and they have been used for healing and have made towns like Wiesbaden famous.

Geothermal: Relating to or produced by the heat of the Earth's interior.
Topography: The arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.
Hydrogeology: The branch of geology concerned with water held underground.
Metropolitan Area: A large city and its surrounding suburbs and towns that are economically and socially linked.