Tenerife

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/tenerife

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 Tenerife?967,575 inhabitants as of July 2025
2. What is the capital of Tenerife?Santa Cruz de Tenerife (co-capital of the Canary Islands)
3. What language do people speak in Tenerife?Spanish (official), with Canarian dialect
4. How high is Tenerife?Mount Teide, 3,718 meters (12,198 ft), highest point in Spain
5. What is the annual visitors?Over 7.3 million in 2024
6. What is the tallest volcano on Tenerife?Mount Teide is the island’s volcano. It rises 3,718 meters high and is the tallest point in Spain. It is also the third‑largest volcano in the world when measured from its ocean base.

Macaronesia: A biogeographical region of the North Atlantic Ocean, including the Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands, and Cape Verde.
Stratovolcano: A tall, conical volcano built up by many layers of hardened lava, ash, and rock debris.
Laurisilva: A type of subtropical laurel forest, remnants of which are found in Macaronesia and are considered a vital ecosystem.
Endemic Species: Organisms that are native and restricted to a particular geographic location, found nowhere else on Earth.