The arrowhead matters, not where the number is printed.
Number 3 is printed outside the Germany map at the upper right. Its line, however, leads down and left into the required area. Follow it to the arrowhead before identifying a grey highlighted region.
Sachsen-Anhalt lies east of Niedersachsen and west of Brandenburg. Thüringen is to the south-west and Sachsen to the south-east. These neighbours help you recognise the area even when another map uses different numbers.
The other three answers
The other arrows point to three neighbouring states.
1
Arrow 1 points to Niedersachsen, the larger highlighted area in the north-west. Sachsen-Anhalt lies to its east.
2
Arrow 2 points to Thüringen, south-west of Sachsen-Anhalt. Do not confuse the long arrow line with the area at its tip.
4
Arrow 4 points to Sachsen in the south-east. Sachsen and Sachsen-Anhalt are different federal states despite their similar names.
A map number is not a permanent name.
The answer 3 applies to this exact catalogue graphic. Remember the state itself through location and neighbours. It borders only other German federal states, not a foreign country directly.
The original map remains unchanged in the quiz. The two editorial AI pictures are symbolic study illustrations without authoritative boundaries; they are not geographical evidence.
Location and geography · Sachsen-Anhalt state portal ↗Arrow 3 → Sachsen-Anhalt, between four neighbouring German states.
Do not confuse it with Sachsen at arrow 4.
Three words for this question
- die Pfeilspitzearrowhead
- The end of the line that points to the intended area.
- das Nachbarlandneighbouring state
- A federal state sharing a border.
- die Himmelsrichtungcompass direction
- For example north, south, east or west.