Eastern Europe and the Balkan Countries

Where are the Carpathian Mountains?

• They run through the center of Eastern Europe?

• They are by the border of Canada

• They are on the Northern part of Europe.

Which peninsula extends into the Mediterranean Sea?

• Yucatan

• Baha

• Balkan

• Florida

Why is the Danube River important?

• Everyone likes to swim in a river.

• Shipping and traveling

• Nessie lives there

• Mermaids!

During the Soviet Era what kind of government did most Eastern European countries have?

• Monarchy

• Communist

• Democracy

• Theocracy

What type of religion do most people of the Balkans practice?

• Polytheism

• Muslim

• Christianity

Which of these Balkan countries is the largest?

• Latvia

• Romania

• Ukraine

Where did the people of Hungary get their language from?

• They made it up

• The European Union gave it to them

• The Magyars who had invaded them in the 900s

What was a result of the nuclear plant in Chernobyl failing and releasing large amounts of radiation into the air?

• Forests were destroyed

• Animals were killed

• many people in the area got cancer

• all of the above

Why was Yugoslavia Split up in the 1990's?

• It was sold

• ethnic and religious conflicts

• Everyone wanted their own country

Where can you visit the famous Bran Castle "Dracula's Castle"?

• Hollywood

• England

• Transylvania, Romania

• You cannot visit it because it isn't real.