Central Europe

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/central-europe

Step 2 · Questions

1. 1. Where is Central Europe?

2. 2. How many people live in Central Europe?

3. 3. How big is Central Europe?

4. 4. What is the key countries (variously defined)?

5. 5. What is the major historical empires?

6. 6. Why is Central Europe called a crossroads?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

• Geopolitics

• Iron Curtain

• Visegrád Group (V4)

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.