CHAPTER 15: Eastern Europe
The Balkan Peninsula has what body of water the Southwest?
Adriatic Sea
What body of water is SOUTHWEST of Eastern Europe?
Adriatic Sea
Only country in the region that people are Muslim?
Albania
Poorest country in Eastern Europe?
Albania
This country has a language that is unlike any other language in the world.
Albania.
This country owned Czechoslovakia before WWI.
Austria
This coast is the coldest in the region?
Baltic Coast (near the Baltic Sea) NORTH
What body of water is NORTH of Eastern Europe?
Baltic Sea
Czechoslovakia is known for its?
Beautiful architecture
Why have economies in all countries suffered because of the Soviet Union?
Because the Soviets did not build decent infrastructure (roads, airports, factories that support economic activities )
The Balkan Peninsula has what body of water the EAST?
Black Sea
What body of water is EAST of Eastern Europe?
Black Sea
What Sea does the Danube river dump into?
Black Sea (EAST)
Peace has been restored and working to rebuild
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Balkan state working to recover from years of bad government?
Bulgaria
The Black Sea is next to which two countries?
Bulgaria and Romania
People are working to form this type of economy based on industry and tourism.
Bulgaria/ Capitalist economy
When the Roman Empire divided the Balkan Peninsula became a part of this.
Byzantine Empire
Common religion in Poland and Lithuania?
Catholic
During the Soviet era, most Eastern European countries hat this type of government.
Communist governments (few freedoms, poor economy)
What conflicts are seen in the Balkan Peninsula?
Conflicts between ethnic and religious groups.
After Yugoslavia broke away who fought over the land?
Croats and Serbs (Serbs left and peace was restored)
Alphabet used in Hungary
Cyrillic (Russian alphabet)
What countries did Czechoslovakia split into?
Czech Republic and Slovakia
After WWI allies took land from Austria and formed?
Czechoslovakia
What is the longest river that crosses the Great Hungarian Plain?
Danube River
These 2 mountain ranges cover most of the Balkan Peninsula?
Dinaric Alps and Balkan Mountains
The kind of effort to remove all members of a group from a country is called?
Ethnic cleansing
What plain is Northern Eastern Europe in?
European Plain
True or false. Economic development has been a huge success in Eastern Europe.
False (Economic development has been a challenge)
Estonia language is most similar to what language?
Finnish
What is more prevalent in the Baltic Coast, rain or fog?
Fog (very few sunny days are seen)
3 popular hobbies in the Baltic countries:
Pottery, painting, and embroidery
3 most popular cities for tourism (beautiful architecture)
Prague, Kiev, and Budapest
Most Eastern European countries today have this type of government.
Republics (EXCEPT for Belarus = Dictatorship)
Common religion in Czechoslovakia?
Roman Catholic
Largest of the Balkan States?
Romania
Hungary is heavily influenced by what other country?
Russia
3 popular foods across the Baltic countries:
Sausage, Potatoes, and seafood
The Largest nation to emerge from Yugoslavia?
Serbia
Hungary was settled by the _______________, and conquered by groups such as the ______________________.
Slavs, Vikings.
First country to break away from Yugoslavia?
Slovenia
first Balkan country to join the European Union
Slovenia was the first former Yugoslav country, followed by Croatia.
The Great Hungarian Plain is located in which direction to the European Plain?
Southwest
This country dominated Eastern Europe after WWII taking control of the Baltic countries EXCEPT FOR POLAND.
Soviet Union
True or False. The Communist governments eventually fell.
TRUE
The Roman Empire captured most of the land in between what 2 bodies of water?
The Adriatic Sea to the Danube Rive
The rugged mountains of Carpathian are an extension of what mountains?
The Alps
Who ruled the Balkan Peninsula in the late 1800s?
The Austro-Hungarian Empire
This coastline is next to the Adriatic Sea that is to the SOUTHWEST.
The Balkan Coastline
What is a popular tourist destination in Eastern Europe?
The Balkan Coastline (Think nude beaches)
Today this area has the poorest economy in Eastern Europe.
The Balkan Peninsula
What Sea do the Carpathian mountains stretch to?
The Black Sea (EAST)
By the 600s the Greeks founded colonies on the Northern cost of this sea.
The Black sea. (EAST)
What mountain range is directly to the south of the European Plain?
The Carpathian Mountains
This part of Eastern Europe is a little warmer, but has colder winters.
The Interior Plains
Hungary language and culture is reflective of these people?
The Magyars
Who ruled the Balkan Peninsula until the 1900s when people rose up and drove them out.
The Muslim Ottoman Turks
This group built a settlement in Kiev (Ukraine) in the 800s which created a HUGE empire that would become part of Russia in the 1700s.
The Rus
What are the people called who live in the Czech Republic and Slovakia?
The Slavs
What happened in the 1990s in the Balkan Peninsula that made other countries step in?
The fighting got so bad.
Life today in INLAND Eastern European countries are centered around?
Their cities
Why are water features important to different regions of land?
Good for transportation, trade, and smuggling in Gremlins
How did the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne die?
He was shot by a man from Serbia.
In the 900s a group of invaders called the Magyars swept into this area?
Hungary
What country is the Great Hungarian plain mainly located in?
Hungary
What area/region are the Czech Republic and Slovakia in?
INland Eastern Europe
How many countries does the Danube river flow through?
9
What happened in Chernobyl?
A Nuclear Power plant disaster that happened in 1986 damaged millions of acres of forests in Ukraine.
Where are the Slavs originally from?
Originally from Asia (AD 1000)
Common religion in Hungary.
Orthodox Christians
What year did Poland reject Communism and elected their own leaders?
1989
In what year did the Baltic Republic break away?
1991
In what year did Czechoslovakia split into 2 countries?
1993
Balkan Peninsula has how many major groups of languages?
3 (all close to Russian)
Why is the Danube river so important?
It is vital to the economy.
Declared independence from Serbia (mostly full of Ethnic Albanians)
Kosovo
What are the 2 biggest cultural differences?
Language and religion
What language do they speak in Romania?
Latin (derived from Latin)
These 2 Baltic Republic countries were the weakest during the Middle ages.
Latvia and Estonia
The Baltic republic refers to these 3 regions:
Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania
These 2 Baltic Republic countries were the largest and strongest in the Middle Ages.
Lithuania and Poland
Common religion in Latvia and Eastonia?
Lutheran
Country with highest unemployment rate and crime?
Macedonia
What type of climate does the Balkan coastline have?
Mediterranean climate
Mountainous terrain on the western coastline
Montenegro
Common religion of Balkan Peninsula
Most: Ortho Christian, Islam WEST: Roman Catholic
What are people in Poland and the Baltic are famous for their love of?
Music and dance
Does it rain much in the Balkan coastline?
No. This area has lots of shrubs and hardy trees.
True or false. Latavaian and Lithuanian languages are similar.
True
True or false. Tourists like to visit historic sites.
True
What country is Chernobyl in?
Ukraine
These 4 countries have been the most successful.
Ukraine, Slovakia, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. (thriving industrial centers)
This country is known as the Bread Basket due to its farmlands.
Ukraine.
What wars were devastating to Poland and the Baltic Republics?
WWI and WWII (millions died)
This city in Poland has become a major industrial center:
Warsaw
What influences are common in Czechoslovakia?
Western influences (USA)
Is Chernobyl located in the Interior Plains?
Yes
Does Eastern Europe have different types of vegetation?
Yes (Forrests in the NORTH, grassy plains in the WEST). Good variation in climate.
What was a new country formed after WWI?
Yugoslavia. (Country broke up in 1990s due to ethnic and religious conflicts)
