Warta

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/warta

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 Warta?54,529 square kilometers
2. What is the historical names?Varta (Latin), Warthe (German)
3. What is the Warta River?The Warta River is Poland's second-longest river, stretching 808.2 kilometers across the Polish Plain.
4. How long is the Warta River?It is 808.2 kilometers long, and about half of that length can be used for navigation by boats.

Meandering Course: A river channel that follows a winding, sinuous path across a landscape.
Drainage Basin: The area of land where all the precipitation drains into a particular river system.
Inland Water Transport: The movement of goods and people by boat or ship on rivers, lakes, and canals.
Tributary: A stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river, contributing water to it.