Neighbouring areas are more reliable than memorising a shape.
Within Germany, Rhineland-Palatinate borders North Rhine-Westphalia, Hessen, Baden-Württemberg and Saarland. On the map, the small Saarland lies along its south-western side, while Hessen lies to its east. These neighbours help locate the required area among the four markers.
The state also borders Belgium, Luxembourg and France. These neighbouring countries are not shown as German federal states on the simplified map of Germany. Rhineland-Palatinate lies on neither the North Sea nor the Baltic Sea.
The other three answers
The remaining arrows point to other federal states.
2
Number 2 points to Baden-Württemberg. This area lies further south and reaches Germany’s southern edge.
3
Number 3 points to Hessen, east of Rhineland-Palatinate. The two states are neighbours, but separate areas on the map.
4
Number 4 points to Bavaria, the large south-eastern area. Rhineland-Palatinate lies much further west.
One map with four arrows, not four different maps.
The numbers label arrows on the same map of Germany. Follow each arrowhead to its area; the number’s position alone can mislead. Number 1 is not an official state code.
The unchanged catalogue graphic appears in the quiz. The editorial AI images show only symbolic orientation and must not be read as a precise map or evidence of state boundaries.
A short regional guide · land and landscapes · Rhineland-Palatinate State Agency for Civic Education ↗West + neighbour Saarland → Rhineland-Palatinate → arrow 1.
Check the neighbouring areas, then the arrow number.
Three words for this question
- die Pfeilspitzearrowhead
- The end of an arrow pointing to the relevant area.
- angrenzento border
- To share a boundary with another territory.
- der Nachbarstaatneighbouring country
- A neighbouring sovereign country, such as France here.