Danube

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/danube

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 long is Danube?2,850 km (1,770 mi)
2. How big is Danube?817,000 km2 (315,000 sq mi)
3. What is the number of countries?Flows through or borders 10 countries; its basin extends into 19
4. What is the key cities?Includes four national capitals: Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, and Belgrade
5. What is the Danube River?The Danube is Europe's second-longest river, about 2,850 km long. It flows through ten countries, acting like a natural highway for boats and people.
6. How does the Danube help boats and trade?A long stretch of the river—about 2,415 km—is navigable, so ships can travel up and down it. This makes the Danube a commercial superhighway that moves lots of goods and helps reduce heavy truck traffic.

Riparian States: Countries that have a border along a river or coastline.
Euryhaline: An organism that can tolerate a wide range of salt concentrations in water.
Transboundary: Crossing or extending across national boundaries.