West Virginia

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/west-virginia

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 West Virginia?1,769,979 residents (as of recent estimates)
2. How big is West Virginia?24,230 square miles (10th smallest state by area)
3. What is the capital of West Virginia?Charleston
4. What language do people speak in West Virginia?English
5. What is the admitted to union?June 20, 1863
6. What is the governing body?State Legislature and Governor

Secession: The formal withdrawal of a state from the federal union.
Border State: A state that lies between two opposing regions or countries, often experiencing divided loyalties.
Appalachia: A vast cultural, economic, and geographic region in the eastern United States characterized by mountainous terrain.
Resource Extraction: The process of mining or harvesting natural resources from the earth for economic use.