Physical Geography
The Carpathian Mountains form the eastern boundary of this region
Alpine Mountain System
This refers to topography with limestone caves and is especially prevalent in Slovenia
Karst topography
The year of surprises
1989
When it comes to urbanization, which region is more urbanized - Eastern Europe or Western Europe?
Western Europe
Eastern Europe's top economic hindrance for the foreseeable future
the lack of a skilled workforce
This comprises eastern Croatia, northern Serbia, and most of Hungary
The Great Hungarian Plain
The largest marshlands in Europe
Pinsk Marshes
Eastern Europe lost close to this many people in WWII
20 million
The Baltic nations have more in common with this region than the rest of Eastern Europe
Scandinavia
DAILY DOUBLE
How did communism affect every aspect of the culture in Eastern Europe?
An area of political uncertainty, constant tension, and frequent changes in political boundaries
shatter belt
The most important river in Eastern Europe
Danube River
When the state takes ownership of farms or businesses and puts people there to work the land
collectivization
In general, the Eastern European governments has this response to the idea of the EU progressing to a United States of Europe
oppose the idea
This is the visible reminder of the Soviet era in Eastern Europe
Brutalist-style architecture
This gives Europe the lowest average elevation of any continent
Great European Plain
Control of this sea is disputed between Ukraine and Russia
Sea of Azov
This name was given to the group of semi-independent states ruled by puppets of the Soviet Union following WWII
Soviet bloc
This country stands apart from the rest of Eastern Europe as it still has a dictator
Belarus
The majority religion in Estonia and Czechia
unaffiliated
This covers all of Czechia
Central Uplands
The sea is anoxic (lacks oxygen)
Black Sea
Leader of Solidarity, who later became the first president of free Poland
Lech Walesa
This country introduced a flat tax which resulted in a robust economy
Estonia
Name the two cultural commonalities of all these nations
drinking gardening