Black Sea

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-sea

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 the Black Sea?436,400 km² (excluding the Sea of Azov)
2. How deep is the Black Sea?2,212 m
3. What is the drainage basin countries?24 countries in Europe
4. What is the key rivers?Danube, Dnieper, Dniester
5. What makes the Black Sea special compared to other seas?The Black Sea has layers of water that don’t mix, creating a deep layer without oxygen that keeps old shipwrecks preserved.
6. How does water flow in and out of the Black Sea?Through the Bosporus and Dardanelles, salty water from the Mediterranean comes down the bottom, while fresher water from the Black Sea goes out on the surface.

Meromictic Basin: A body of water where the surface and deep waters do not mix, creating distinct layers.
Anoxic: Lacking dissolved oxygen, a condition found in the deep waters of the Black Sea.
Turkish Straits: The Bosporus and Dardanelles straits, connecting the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea.
Endorheic Basin: A closed drainage basin where water collects and does not flow to the sea, characteristic of the Black Sea during certain geological periods.