Belarus

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/belarus

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 Belarus?Eastern Europe, landlocked, bordering Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia
2. How many people live in Belarus?Approximately 9.1 million people
3. How big is Belarus?207,600 square kilometers (80,200 sq mi)
4. What is the capital of Belarus?Minsk
5. What language do people speak in Belarus?Belarusian and Russian
6. What kind of government does Belarus have?Highly centralized presidential republic with authoritarian characteristics

Landlocked: A country entirely enclosed by land, lacking direct access to oceanic or maritime trade routes.
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: A dualistic state, politically and culturally significant, that existed in Central and Eastern Europe from 1569 to 1795.
Byelorussian SSR: The Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, one of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1991.
Hemiboreal Climate: A climate zone that experiences characteristics of both temperate and boreal regions, with significant seasonal variations.