BJU Cultural Geography Chapter 12 Test

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The shipbuilders of Poland formed a labor union called Gdańsk.

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False

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The Soviets invested much time and money in developing the infrastructure of the Baltic States.

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True

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Despite a promising start after the collapse of communism, the Czech Republic has one of the weakest economies in Eastern Europe.

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False

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Budapest was once actually two different cities on opposite sides of the Danube River.

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True

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Gypsies are one of the largest ethnic minorities in Europe.

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True

Front

Russia calls its former republics, the CIS, the “near abroad.”

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True

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The Crimean Peninsula is the part of Romania that juts into the Black Sea.

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False

Front

The _______________ _______________ is the term that refers to Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia collectively.

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Baltic States

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The group of semi-independent states ruled by puppets of the Soviet Union following World War II was given the name the _______________ _______________.

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Soviet bloc

Front

The headquarters of the CIS can be found in the Eastern European capital of ________________.

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Minsk