World geography chapter 13 and 14
Why do so many people in Eastern Europe burn wood to heat their homes
It is cheaper
What geographic measure played the greatest role in the development of most major cities in Eastern Europe?
Access to navigable water, big enough for ships
How did the communist countries of Eastern Europe attempt to regulate pollution
Almost no communist countries had laws (did not attempt to regulate it)
Catherine the Great
Empress of Russia who greatly increased the territory of the empire (1729-1796)
What bounds do the heal mountains mark?
European Russia and Siberian Russia
After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 the government encouraged ________ which favored the weathy
Privatization
Chernozien
Rich black soil that supports agriculture in the southern part of the Northern European plains
Balkan Mountains
Run from Slovakia to Romania. Disguised by large mountains separated by baisins
During which war did hardships lead to worker strikes and protests which eventually triggered the Russian revolution?
WW1
Glasnost
openness
Perestroika
restructuring
Communism
society based on equitable distribution of wealth, land, and public ownership of production
Bialowieza Forest
wilderness area in Belarus and Poland
Why has the Russian sturgeon population declined?
The damming of the Volga disrupted sturgeon migration
Volga River
The longest river in Europe and Russia's most important commercial river. Source of hydronic power
Because of concerns damage it could cause to environment and salmon spawning grounds, environmental groups have demanded strict regulations on what industry
The mining industry
Peter the Great
This was the tsar of Russia that Westernized Russia and built up a massive Russian army.
Karl Marx
founder of modern communism
Bulgaria
A country whose name reflects its first-century conquers
What kind of climate does most of Eastern Europe have?
A humid continental climate
Despite environmental concerns about locating a paper-pulp factory near Lake ________, the factory was built and caused substantial water pollution in the world's oldest and deepest lake.
Baikal
Srebarna Nature Reserve
Bird sanctuary and protects a lake that feeds into Danube
Which two ethnic groups were most affected by ethnic cleansing during the 1990s?
Bosnian Croats and Bosnian Muslims
Mount Elbrus a popular destination for skiers and hikers is located where?
Caucasus mountains
Capathian mountains
Mountains in Slovakia and Northern Romania
Who are the ethnic Russians descendants of?
Slavo and viking
Who were the earliest people in Eastern Europe
Slavs
The broad lowland area north of the carpathians that covers most of Poland and many Baltic countries is known as what
The Northern European plane
Why is the industrial area of Poland, eastern Germany, and the Czech Republic called the black triangle?
The burning of coal coats the area with black soot. One of europes most polluted areas
Adriatic Sea
between the Balkan Peninsula and the Italian Peninsula