Denver

Article summary

Denver ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Officially a consolidated city and county, it is located in the South Platte River valley on the western edge of the High Plains, and is just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains (Rockies). Denver is the 19th-most populous city in the United States and the fifth-most populous state capital, with a population of 715,522 at the 2020 census. The ten-county Denver metropolitan area, with 3.1 million residents, is the 19th-largest metropolitan area in the country and functions as the economic and cultural center of the broader Front Range Urban Corridor. Denver's downtown district lies about east of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Named after James W. Denver, the governor of the Kansas Territory at the time, Denver was founded at the confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River in 1858 during the Gold Rush era. Nicknamed the "Mile High City" because its official elevation is exactly one mile ( ) above sea level, Denver grew beyond its prospecting origins to become the principal commercial and transportation hub for a broad region spanning the Great Plains and Rocky Mountain West. The 105th meridian west of Greenwich, the longitudinal reference for the Mountain Time Zone, passes directly through Denver Union Station.…

Key claims

1. area: 90 percent — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. area: 62.8 percent — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of establishment: 2019 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of establishment: 1948 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of formation: 1861-11-01 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. date of formation: 1969 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. date of foundation: 1858 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. date of foundation: 1911 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. date of foundation: 2018 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. date of foundation: 1864 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
11. population: 10,000 residents — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
12. students: 92,000 students — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the area is "90 percent". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the area is "62.8 percent". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of establishment is "2019". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of establishment is "1948". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of formation is "1861-11-01". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the date of formation is "1969". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the date of foundation is "1858". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the date of foundation is "1911". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the date of foundation is "2018". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the date of foundation is "1864". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. The record states that the population is "10,000 residents". What evidence would count against this claim?
13. The record states that the students is "92,000 students". What evidence would count against this claim?
14. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
15. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378646848