Vietnam

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/vietnam

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 Vietnam?Southeast Asia, bordering China, Laos, and Cambodia
2. How many people live in Vietnam?Approximately 98 million people
3. How big is Vietnam?Approximately 128,000 square miles (331,212 square kilometers)
4. What is the capital of Vietnam?Hanoi
5. What language do people speak in Vietnam?Vietnamese
6. What kind of government does Vietnam have?Socialist Republic

Indochinese Peninsula: A large peninsula in Southeast Asia, comprising Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.
Doi Moi: A series of economic reforms launched in Vietnam in 1986 to transition to a market-oriented economy.
ASEAN: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, a regional organization promoting economic, political, and security cooperation.
Quoc Ngu: The modern Vietnamese alphabet, written using the Latin script with diacritical marks.