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Chapter 14 Eastern Europe

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Eastern Europe is dominated by mountains in the __________part of the region.

a)

northern

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

2.

Romania produces and exports more _________ than any other European country.

a)

hardwood

b)

softwood

c)

plywood

d)

deadwood

3.

Early Slavs migrated from _________and settled in the area that now includes Ukraine and Poland.

a)

Kiev

b)

Asia

c)

Japan

d)

Russia

4.

The dominant religion in most Eastern European countries is Roman Catholicism or ____________.

a)

Islam

b)

Methodism

c)

Western Orthodoxy

d)

Estern Orthodoxy

5.

In Poland and Montenegro, the urban population is about ________.

a)

60 percent

b)

30 percent

c)

40 percent

d)

50 percent

6.

___________ - vast, level area of grassy land

a)

platues

b)

prairie

c)

steppe

d)

flat lands

7.

_________ - raw material for aluminum

a)

bauxite

b)

aluminium

c)

iron

d)

quartz

8.

__________ - area of land that slopes gently downward from the surrounding land

a)

rolling hills

b)

basin

c)

sink

d)

valley

9.

__________ - water that is somewhat salty

a)

brackish

b)

saltwater

c)

blackish

d)

a little salty

10.

Turkish word for “mountain” - ___________

a)

t-mount

b)

mutian

c)

mountain

d)

balkan

11.

What are summers like in Albania and Macedonia?

a)

short and cool

b)

hot and dry

c)

mild and rainy

d)

hot and humid

12.

What happened to Poland at the end of World War I?

a)

Poland remained part of Austria-Hungary.

b)

Poland won back territory and became independent.

c)

Poland united with the Slav country of Czechoslovakia.

d)

Poland joined Montenegro to form Yugoslavia.

13.

Which of the following statements accurately summarizes the effects of the fall of communism in Yugoslavia?

a)

The country disintegrated into several smaller countries based on ethnic groups.

b)

Yugoslavia was invaded by Serbia and ceased to exist as an independent country.

c)

Of all Soviet satellites, Yugoslavia faced the fewest challenges.

d)

The country became a major power in Eastern Europe due to its many resources.

14.

The vast plains of Eastern Europe are suitable for agriculture. In Romania, the major grain crops are corn and wheat. Smaller amounts of crops such as sugar beets, sunflowers, soybeans, and potatoes are also grown. Prior to large-scale grain farming, livestock were mainly sheep that could graze in mountainous areas and cattle that grazed in the foothills. Bulgaria is a leading exporter of grapes and tomatoes. In Serbia, nearly two-thirds of the land is farmed. The major crop is corn, which is grown on one-third of the farmland in the country. —World Cultures & Geography

Based on the excerpt, which Eastern European countries grow grain crops?

a)

Bulgaria and Serbia

b)

Romania and Serbia

c)

Romania and Bulgaria

d)

Bulgaria and Albania

15.

Based on the excerpt, what caused a change in livestock raised in Eastern Europe?

a)

smaller farms for sugar beets and potatoes

b)

large-scale farming of grains

c)

land unsuitable for sheep and cattle

d)

development of land for vineyards

16.

Which of the following statements about Albanians is accurate?

a)

Albanians are descended from the West Slavs.

b)

Albanians speak a dialect of the Greek language.

c)

Albanians speak a non-Slavic language.

d)

Most Albanians practice the Eastern Orthodox religion.

17.

Which of the following is a direct effect of the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe?

a)

The region has stepped up its production of military hardware.

b)

National traditions and identity have grown stronger in the region.

c)

The practice of religion has gone into decline in the region.

d)

The region has been cut off from international popular culture.

18.

Eastern Europe is surrounded by waterways; which of the surrounding seas contains seawater mixed with river water?

a)

Adriatic Sea

b)

Black Sea

c)

Ionian Sea

d)

Baltic Sea

19.

Europe’s landscape consists mostly of _____.

 

a)

islands

b)

plains

c)

plateaus

d)

mountains

20.

_____ produces and exports more hardwood than any other European country.

a)

Romania

b)

Poland

c)

Bulgaria

d)

Serbia