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What two mountain ranges cover the Balkan Peninsula?
The Dinaric Alps and Balkan Mountains
Which country is NOT a part of Inland Eastern Europe?
a. Hungary
b. Russia
c. Belarus
d. Moldova
b. Russia
Which is true of the Adriatic Sea?
a. It generates much of the southern region's electricity
b. It is an important transportation and trade route
c. It carries water to the Great Hungarian Plain
d. It is a popular tourist destination for skiing
It is an important transportation and trade route
What is the capital of Hungrary
Budapest
Which country is NOT a member of the CIS?
Moldova
Which NOT a body of water that is vital to the Eastern European region?
a. Adriatic Sea c. The Aegean Sea
b. Danube River d. The Black Sea
c. The Aegean Sea
Which group of people founded the area that not includes the Czech Republic and Slovakia?
The Slavs
Why do some parts of the interior plains of Europe have huge forests?
The areas receive a lot of rain
The area does not receive as much rain as other areas do.
How are the Ukrainin and Belarusian languages similar to Russian?
a. They are written in the Cyrillic alphabet
a. They are written in the Cyrillic alphabet
What body of water does the Danube empty into?
The Black Sea
What type of government did Inland Eastern European countries have during the Soviet era?
communist
Which country claims to be a republic but is actually a dictatorship.
Belarus
What can readers infer is the reason many of the region's larges cities are located on the banks of the Danube River?
The river provides mode of transportation for both goods and people
Which sequence places the following in the correct order?
I. The Vikings and other groups conquered the Slavs.
II. The Rus built a settlement in what is not Kiev.
III. The Slavs settled in Ukraine, Belrus, and Moldova.
IV. The rulers of Kiev created a huge empire
III, I, II, IV
What does the term CIS stand for?
Commonwealth of Independent States
According to the passage, what do the varying climates and landscapes contribute to?
a. trade and tourism
b. pollution and radiation
c. high level of human activity
d. a wide range of natural vegetation
a wide range of natural vegetation
What do the peoples of the Czech Republic and Slovakia have in common?
a. They reject Western culture
b. They speak the same language
c. Many are Roman Catholic
d. They have Austrian ancestors.
Many are Roman Catholic
Which area is most likely to have a long, harsh winter?
The Baltic Coast
What caused damage to much of Eastern Europe's forests?
a radiation accident