Position and neighbours are more useful than the number alone.
Start at the right-hand side of the map of Germany. Brandenburg lies south of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and north of Saxony. To the west are Saxony-Anhalt and, along a short stretch in the north-west, Lower Saxony. These neighbours help identify the right area.
The small light area is an important clue: Berlin does not belong to Brandenburg state. The two states cooperate as the capital region, but remain two federal states. The boundary on the map shows this separation despite their close geographic connection.
The other three answers
The other arrows point to different federal states.
1
Number 1 points to Lower Saxony in the north-west. Brandenburg lies farther east and surrounds Berlin.
2
Number 2 points to Saxony-Anhalt, west of Brandenburg. The requested territory lies to its east around Berlin.
3
Number 3 points to Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on the north-eastern coast. Brandenburg lies south of it, with the small Berlin area left unshaded inside.
The graphic is for orientation, not surveying.
The grey areas are answer choices for this question. They imply neither shared political authority nor information about population, election results or landscape. Number 4 is only a label within this image.
The small catalogue graphic does not show roads, municipal boundaries or reliable distances. The eastern position, neighbouring states and unshaded Berlin are enough for the test answer. The accompanying AI images do not replace the original map.
Geography · Position in the north-east · Brandenburg state government ↗Brandenburg surrounds Berlin; here it is number 4.
Look for the eastern territory with the small light area inside it.
Three words for this question
- umschließento surround
- To surround a territory completely without thereby making it part of the surrounding territory.
- die Landesgrenzestate boundary
- The boundary between two federal states.
- ausgespartleft out or unshaded
- Here a small area within the marked region remains light.