Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: Bessarabia ( ; , Bessarabiya ) is a historical term for the geographic region in Eastern Europe bounded by the Dniester River on the east and the Prut River on the west .
Simplified: Bessarabia is the word for the area in Eastern Europe that is bordered by the Dniester River on the east and the Prut River on the west .