Geography Test
Which area has beaches that are popular tourist destinations
Adriatic Coast
_________________ is the only country in Europe in which most people are Muslim
Albania
The ___________ are the most culturally diverse area of Europe
Balkan
The coldest and most heavily forested parts of Eastern Europe are closest to the ________________sea
Baltic
Which people ruled the Balkan Peninsula for more that 1000 years
Balzantine Empire
mountain range in Eastern Europe
Carpathians
set of terrible nicleur accident
Chernobyl
Ethnic Croats and Serbs fought when what country broke away from Yugoslavia
Crotia
Which of Eastern European country split into two countries in 1993
Czechoslovakia
What body of water is most important to trade and transportation throughout Eastern Europe?
Danube
After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989,the governments of many Eastern European countries became
Democratic
most important river in the region
Dunube
Name the countries that make up the Baltics
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
Much of the fighting in WWII took place in Serbia
False; it took place in Poland
Today all of the countries in Eastern Europe are more strongly tied to the west than russia
False; only Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, and Hungary
At the beginning of WWII, Germany invaded
Poland
People from Asia who moved to Europe around 1000AD were the
Slavs
first balkan country to join thr EU
Slovenia
Describe the economic situation in the Balkans
The countries are weak but working on getting stronger
Why are theCzech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary not part of the Commonwealth of Independent States
They are more tied to the Western European States
What happened to Poland after WWII
They were free but forced to have a communist government
Poland rejected _________________ and elected a new leaderin 1989
communism
Frederic Chopin was a talented _____________________ from Poland
composer
Much of the violence that occurred in the Balkans in the 1990s resulted from what kind of conflict
ethnic cleansing
forcing put ethnic and religious groups
ethnic cleasning
Evidence of Russua's influence of Ukraine and Belarus can be seen in the traditional
food
Some of the biggest differences among the culture of Poland and the Baltic Republics are in their
language and culture
Most of the Balkan Peninsula is covered by __________.
mountains.
Poland abd tge Baltic countries are known for their
music industry
The interior plains of Eastern Europe have
open, grassy plains; huge forests; and colorful wildflowers
Today, Poland and the Baltics are improving their economies by
replacing old factories with new factories
Governments of Hungary,Slovakia, tge Czec Republic , Ukraine, and Moldova are all
republics
After WWII much of Eastern Europe was forced to accept governments run or influenced by
the Soviet Union
Some of the biggest cultural differences among the countries of inland Eastern Europe and the Balkans are in their languages and religion
true
The Albanian language is unlike any other language in the world
true
The countries of Eastern Europe have been conquered by and ruled by many different groups
true
the high level of activity on tge Dunuve river has left it extremely polluted
true
the nation of Yugoslavia lasted untill the 1990s
true
Describe the climate of the Balkan Coast.
warm summers/ mild winters
After the fall of the Soviet Union, the economies of many of many Eastern European countries were
weaker than Western Europe
From the middle ages through the 1800s,the kingdoms of Latvia and Estonia
were often invaded
Set of resources like roads and factories
Infrastructure
What religion was brought to the Balkans by the Ottoman Empire
Islam
the city that was once the center of a great empire in what is today Ukraine
Kiev
One of the most prosperous cities of inland Eastern Europe is
Kiev, Prague, and Budapest
The Balkan Peninsula extends south into the ______________________ sea
Mediterranean
What would have probably happened if foriegn troops had not entered Yugoslavia in the 1990s
More people would have died in the ethnic cleansing
Rich farmlands in ____________ produce grains, potatoes, and sugar beets
Ukraine
Which country has been quite successful in developing its economy
Ukraine
Which countries become Soviet republics when the Soviets were formed
Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova
major industrial center and Polish capital
Warsaw
After World War I European leaders combined many independent countries under one government to form what country
Yugoslavia
The countries of Serbia and Montenegro and Crotia were formed after the breakup of
Yugoslavia
In 1986 a disaster at Chernobyl ruined forests and soil caused by
a nuclear powerplant explosion