Dnieper

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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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 Dnieper?Approximately 1,400 miles (2,200 kilometers)
2. How big is Dnieper?Approximately 195,000 square miles (505,000 square kilometers)
3. How high is Dnieper?Approximately 725 feet (220 meters)
4. What is the location?Eastern Europe, flowing through Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine
5. What is the primary outlet?The Black Sea
6. What is the Dnieper River and where does it start?The Dnieper is a major European river that begins in the Valdai Hills of Russia at about 725 feet (220 meters) above sea level.

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