Yekaterinburg

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.

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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 Yekaterinburg?Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia; situated on the eastern slopes of the Ural Mountains
2. How many people live in Yekaterinburg?Approximately 1.5 million inhabitants
3. How big is Yekaterinburg?1,030.4 square kilometers
4. When was Yekaterinburg built?1723
5. What language do people speak in Yekaterinburg?Russian
6. What is the capital of Yekaterinburg?Administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast

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