Hungary

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/hungary

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. Where is Hungary?Central Europe, landlocked within the Carpathian Basin
2. How many people live in Hungary?Approximately 9.6 million people
3. How big is Hungary?93,030 square kilometers
4. What is the capital of Hungary?Budapest
5. What language do people speak in Hungary?Hungarian (official), a Uralic language
6. When was Hungary built?Principality of Hungary established in the late 9th century

Carpathian Basin: A large geographical depression in Central and Eastern Europe, historically central to Hungarian settlement and statehood.
Finno-Ugric Languages: A language family that includes Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian, distinct from the Indo-European languages.
Treaty of Trianon: A 1920 peace treaty that significantly reduced Hungary's territory and population after World War I.
Parliamentary Republic: A form of government where the executive branch derives its legitimacy from and is accountable to the legislature (parliament).