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Geo. Ch. 12 Test
Chapter 12 Studying
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the benefits of Romanians making their farming styles profitable? What are their major obstacles? | The benefits are that the farmers can stay on the land |
| Why is air pollution in Eastern Europe so much worse than in Western Europe? | Eastern Europe has older, less efficient coal power. They use wood heat which causes more pollution. |
| Why might collectivized farms have been more susceptible to poor environmental practice? | No one took responsibility for the land because they did not own it |
| What positives can you infer from the past environmental disasters of Eastern Europe? | People can learn from long term conditions of pollution of what not to do. |
| Compare the cleanup story of Chernobyl to stories of the environmental cleanups in previous chapters. What are some common themes? | The people responsible for the cleanup caused the disaster. There has to be some types of government regulation. |
| The ________________ is the most important river of this region and Europe’s second longest. | Danube River |
| Riga is the capital city of | Latvia |
| _____________ is when the state takes ownership of. The farms and puts people there. | Collectivization |
| ____________ is a hilly landlocked country between Romania and Ukraine | Moldova |
| ______________ is a formation produced by the erosion and collapse of solution caves in thick strata of chemical sedimentary rocks | Karst topography |
| This nation experienced a bloody independence and contains a slim majority of Slavic Muslims | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| It includes the connotations of poverty, weakness, and Soviet domination | Eastern Europe |
| It had the ”orange revolution” in 2004 | Ukraine |
| The people here speak a unique Indo-European language and may be distantly related to the Greeks | Albania |
| This country has the most economic and political freedom in its region | Estonia |
| It has never really turned away from communism and still has a dictator | Belarus |
| Its capital, Belgrade, sits on the Danube River | Serbia |
| The UN does not recognize its independence, and it has an Albanian majority | Kosovo |
| Its northern border is at the Danube River and it contains the Rhodope Mountains | Bulgaria |
| This was a string of semi-independent countries behind the Iron Curtain | Soviet bloc |
| How do the new eastern members of NATO show a great desire to be part of the alliance | They spend much of their money on defense |
| Why are Romanian farmers commended by environmentalists? | Many of them still use horses and hand tools to harvest crops. Farms are not industrialized. |
| What was done to solve the Chernobyl problem? | The Ukraine has had to spend a large amount of their wealth to clean up the problem. |
| How has the geography of the Balkan Peninsula affected the stability of the region | Because the area is mountainous, it has isolated many tribes and people. |
| How did communism affect the culture of these nations | Communism affected every aspect of life. It created an atmosphere of “fear” |
| In what ways have the peoples of Eastern Europe suffered? | Two world wars on their land and they were controlled by the Soviet Union for 50 years |
| Why would the Eastern European countries not want to be part of a “United States of Europe”? | They experienced what it was like to be ruled by a central government that did not share their best interests. |
| Why might these countries be having such a hard time keeping their youth and why are the youth able to leave? | Not enough jobs and poor living conditions; they are part of the EU |
| How are the Romanians and Moldovans unique compared to their neighbors? | They are not Slavic; descendants of the Romans and they speak Latin |
| How did the former governments change the culture of Eastern Europe? | They caused people to mistrust each other. |
| Why might these countries Ukrainian Protestant church be one of the strongest in Eastern Europe? | Because it has been under the most persecution |
| Why is Eastern Europe considered a shatter belt? | The size, shape and number of countries have frequently changed. The borders of some countries shifted back and forth. Each time a nation revolted against its conquerors and set up a new country, it was conquered again and again |
| What is the largest marshland in Europe, and in what countries is it located? | Pink Marshes; lie in Belarus and Ukraine |
| What characterizes the water of the Black Sea? What might one deduce about the sea life in it because of that characteristic? | The Black Sea is anoxic meaning it lacks oxygen. This is because there is far movement between its upper and lower layers. |
| What kind of earth shaping processes could form marshlands? | river erosion |
| Which geographical region has both marine west coast and humid continental climates in Eastern Europe? | The Great European Plain |
| How might the climate play a part in what crops are grown? What ways might farmers work around this to produce different crops? | In cold climates grains thrive. Greenhouses also helps crops, |
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Emmalyn Cruse