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East Europe after Communism
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GRAB BAG
100
A treeless plain in arctic regions
tundra
100
"Europe's Hermit"
Albania
100
Ukraine is bordered in the south by this sea.
Black Sea
100
The capital of Russia
Moscow
100
Why is Ukraine in the news right now?
Fighting between Russian-backed separatists and Ukrainian forces.
200
Estonia, Latvia, & Lithuania make up the _________ states.
Baltic
200
Selling government businesses to private companies
privatization
200
This sea separates E. Europe from Scandinavia.
Baltic Sea
200
The former imperial ruler of Russia was known as a ______.
czar (or tsar)
200
Which city in Europe has the largest population of Muslims?
Moscow (over 2 million)
300
What landform dominates most of Poland?
North European Plain
300
What were the countries of Hungary, Latvia and Czechoslovakia linked during much of the 20th century?
They were all controlled by the Soviet Union
300
The river that forms the border of Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania is the _________ . EXTRA 100 - What sea does this river empty into?
Danube River Black Sea
300
Why did Poland have close ties to the Soviet Union for much of the 20th century?
Poland and the USSR shared a long border.
300
Azerbaijan borders the ________ Sea, which has major reserves of natural gas.
Caspian Sea
400
This country split with Serbia in 2006 to become independent. Its name means Black Mountain.
Montenegro
400
Czechoslovakia peacefully split into two countries after the fall of Communism. Name the two countries.
Czech Republic and Slovak Republic (Slovakia)
400
The Transylvania Mountains and the Carpathian Mountains are found in this country?
Romania
400
The dominant religion of Armenia is ____________ and the dominant religion of Azerbaijan is ____________.
Orthodox Christianity, Islam
400
This country has been called the “breadbasket of Europe.” Why?
Hungary (or Ukraine), because it has vast amounts of farming.
500
This body of water separates the Balkan Peninsula from Italy.
the Adriatic Sea
500
The tendency of a region made up of a large number of ethnically and religiously diverse minorities to break up into small, hostile countries
Balkanization
500
Permanently frozen soil is known as __________ and is found in the ___________ region of Russia.
permafrost, Siberia
500
The eastern-most region of Russia is known as ___________.
Siberia
500
Which part of Russia do most people live in, and why is this so?
75% of Russians live in the European part of the country, because the climate is much milder than the Asian part.