CGeo Chapter 12 Review

Karst topography describes a main type of landforms in Eastern Europe in which there are many caves and tunnels due to erosion of limestone.

• True
• False

Eastern Europe’s top economic hindrance is the lack of a skilled workforce.

• True
• False

The Carpathian Mountains are located in Eastern Europe.

• True
• False

Following WW2 the countries of Eastern Europe were forced to join the Soviet Bloc, and became attached to the Soviet Union.

• True
• False

Belarus does not maintain close ties with Russia.

• True
• False

The most valuable resource of Eastern Europe is not oil fields.

• True
• False

Which of the following is the longest river in this region of Europe?

• Danube
• Dnieper
• Vistula
• Plitvice

Which of the following is not a climate of Eastern Europe?

• Subartic
• Marine West Coast
• Mediterranian
• Humid Continental

Russia and this Eastern European country have struggled for land and power throughout their histories.

• Ukraine
• Budapest
• Warsaw
• Helsinki

Groups in the Balkans have practiced ethnic cleansing and have broken up in small, hostile nations in a process called ? .

• Balkanization
• Urbanization
• Industrialism
• Balaclava