Chapter 13 Quiz: Eastern Europe

A World Heritage site in Bulgaria dedicated to protecting biodiversity in a bird sanctuary and a lake.

• Bulgaria
• Bialowieza Forest
• Srebarna Nature Reserve
• Yugoslavia 

A less-compact extension of the Swiss Alps that includes mountains and basins in Slovakia and Romania.

• Balkan Mountains
• Carpathian Mountains
• Montenegro 
• Romania

A country with one of the highest rates of deaths from urban air pollution, home to the Balkans.

• Bulgaria
• Yugoslavia
• Romania 
• Montenegro 

A major trade and transportation route located between the Italian and Balkan Peninsulas.

• Oder River
• Carpathian Mountains
• Bialowieza Forest
• Adriatic Sea

A nationally protected site that contains bison, wolves, and some of the tallest trees in Europe.

• Carpathian Mountains
• Srebarna Nature Reserve
• Bialowieza Forest
• Yugoslavia 

Which two ethnic groups were most affected by ethnic cleansing during the 1990s?

• Serbs & Bosnian Croats
• Bosnian Croats and Bosnian Muslims
• Bosnian Muslims & Albanians 
• Macedonians and Bosnian Croats

A broad lowland area north of the Carpathians covering most of Poland and many Baltic countries is the ___________________.

• Northern European Plain
• Hungarian Plain
• Black Sea Basin
• Transylvanian Plateau

Which subregion of Eastern Europe experiences short, mild winters and year-round rain?

• The Dinaric Alps
• the northern Adriatic
• basin northeast of Black Sea
• Northern European Plain

Many people in Eastern Europe burn wood to heat their homes because

• they consider it more natural than other fuel sources
• it is cheaper than electricity 
• wood is readily available in wooded areas near their homes
• fuel sources other than wood are scarce

Which geographic feature played the greatest role in the development of most major cities in Eastern Europe?

• mild climate
• access to navigable water
• access to energy resources
• fertile soil