Black Forest

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/black-forest

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. How big is Black Forest?Approximately 6,009 km² (2,320 sq mi)
2. What is the location?Southwest Germany, Baden-Württemberg
3. What is the highest peak?Feldberg at 1,493 m (4,898 ft)
4. What is the Black Forest and where is it located?The Black Forest is a big green mountain range in southwestern Germany, inside the state of Baden-Württemberg.
5. Why is the Black Forest important for rivers?It is the main source of two big rivers: the Danube, which starts in its eastern foothills, and the Neckar, a tributary of the Rhine.

Orogeny: The process of mountain formation, especially by the folding and faulting of the Earth's crust.
Watershed: An area of land where all the precipitation drains off into a common outlet, such as a river, bay, or other body of water.
Hercynian Orogeny: An ancient mountain-building event that formed mountain ranges across Europe millions of years ago.
Buntsandstein: A geological term for a thick sequence of Triassic sandstone found in Central Europe.