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100
  • Terrain dominated by limestone bedrock and characterized by rocky ground, caves, sinkholes, underground rivers, and the absence of surface streams and lakes­­­______

Karst

100
  • A country that attempted to reverse Balkanization by combining many ethnic groups.

Yugoslavia

100
  • Which of the following describes the physical geography of Eastern Europe's southern region?
  • Mountainous, part of Europe’s Alpine system
100
  • Eastern Europe has become a global producer of

Electricity 

100

How did ethnic conflict lead to the start of World War I?

A Serbian nationalist assassinated Archduke Francis Ferdinand.

200

 region where political alliances are constantly splintering and fracturing based on ethnicity_______

Shatter belt

200

Most of Europe has a ___________________ climate

Continental 

200

The Danube river is second longest river in

Europe

200

Which of the following BEST describes the term Balkanization?

the division of larger countries into smaller countries

200

Slavs are an ethnic group defined mainly by their

Language 

300

of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common traits and customs_____

Ethnic

300
  • The earliest people of Eastern Europe were
  • Slavs, Germanic and Celtic
300

Eastern Europe's political geography changed drastically in 1991 as the result of

the dissolution of the Soviet Union

300
  • The Carpathian Mountain, The Balkan Mountains, and the Hungarian Plain make up the _______ Region

Danube

300
  • Slavic people living on the ________ were protected by mountains from invading armies

Balkan Peninsula   

400

A division of a region into smaller hostile regions

Balkanization 

400

Mountains that span the countries of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Albania, and Montenegro are known as the

Dinaric Alps

400
  • The barren, rocky ________ topography of Eastern Europe contains caves, sinkholes, and underground rivers

Karst

400
  • Which statement best describes the physical geography of Eastern Europe?

The area consists of vast plains and rugged mountains

400

After the fall of the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe transitioned into a ______ Economy

Market

500
  • the expelling from a country or genocide of an ethnic group

Ethnic cleansing

500
  • After WW2, Eastern Europe fell under control of the communist

Soviet Union

500
  • Which of the following countries benefited from economic ties with Germany after the fall of communism and the change to a market system?

Slovenia  

500

Which two ethnic groups were most affected by ethnic cleansing during the 1990’s

  • Bosnian Croats and Bosnian Muslims
500
  • Poland is most famous for its_______ known as “Baltic Gold”

Amber

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