Ch.13 L3 Flashcard

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The second-longest river in Europe is the

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Danube.

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The Main-Danube Canal connects the

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North Sea with the Black Sea.

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What forms a natural barrier between European Russia and Siberian Russia? Options: the Caucasus Mountains, the Ural Mountains, the Caspian Sea, the Northern European Plain

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the Ural Mountains

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Which of the following uses of the Dnieper River is most important to the surrounding region? supplying water to Ukrainians, providing transportation, enabling commerce, providing hydroelectric power

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supplying water to Ukrainians

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Which of the following describes the physical geography of Eastern Europe's southern region? Options: relatively flat; borders the Baltic Sea, extensive plains; includes lowland areas, mountainous; borders the Scandinavian Shield, mountainous; part of Europe's Alpine system

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mountainous; part of Europe's Alpine system

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Much of Eastern Europe is characterized by

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cold, snowy winters and hot summers.

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Which describes the importance of the Main-Danube Canal?

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It allows for transport of goods in both directions.

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Which of the following BEST describes the term Balkanization? Options: the ongoing, continuing process of reconstruction, the division of larger countries into smaller countries, the splintering and fracturing of political alliances, the expulsion from a country or genocide of an ethnic group

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the division of larger countries into smaller countries

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Today, the high cost of electricity has led to forest destruction in Eastern Europe caused by

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illegal logging.

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The process of replanting trees is known as

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reforestation