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Yancey County, North Carolina

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/yancey-county-north-carolina

Step 2 · Questions

1. Where is Yancey County, North Carolina?
2. What language do people speak in Yancey County, North Carolina?
3. What is the population (2020 census)?
4. What is the county seat?
5. What is the climate like in Yancey County?
6. How many people live in Yancey County?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

Physiographic Province
County Seat
Demographic Makeup

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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Answer key (teacher copy)

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Where is Yancey County, North Carolina?Western North Carolina, within the Blue Ridge Mountains
2. What language do people speak in Yancey County, North Carolina?English
3. What is the population (2020 census)?18,470
4. What is the county seat?Burnsville
5. What is the climate like in Yancey County?The county has warm, humid summers and cool, crisp winters, with snow sometimes at higher elevations.
6. How many people live in Yancey County?About 18,470 people lived there in 2020.

Physiographic Province: A geographic region with distinct geological and landform characteristics.
County Seat: The principal town or city of a county, serving as its administrative center.
Demographic Makeup: The statistical data of a population, including age, race, and gender.