Yunnan

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/yunnan

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 Yunnan?Southwestern China, bordering Vietnam, Laos, and Myanmar
2. How many people live in Yunnan?Approximately 47.2 million people (as of recent estimates)
3. How big is Yunnan?Approximately 168,000 square miles (437,000 square kilometers)
4. What is the capital of Yunnan?Kunming
5. What is the key economic sectors?Agriculture (tea, rice, tobacco), mining, tourism, cross-border trade

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