Rumia

Article summary

Rumia ( ; ; ) is a town in northern Poland, in the Wejherowo County in Pomeranian Voivodeship, with approx. 53,000 inhabitants. It is a part of the Kashubian Tricity (Rumia, Reda, Wejherowo) and a suburb part of the metropolitan area of the Tricity. It is situated in Kashubia in the historic region of Pomerania. It is connected by well-developed railway and highway connections to the Tricity, an urban agglomeration of almost 1 million inhabitants on the coast of Gdańsk Bay.

Key claims

1. date of establishment: 1871 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of establishment: 1918-12-29 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. members: 18 people — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. population: 53,000 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. population: 760 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. population: 161 inhabitants — 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 date of establishment is "1871". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of establishment is "1918-12-29". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the members is "18 people". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the population is "53,000 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the population is "760 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the population is "161 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
9. 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=1376608880