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WorksheetsChapter 14 Eastern Europe
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Eastern Europe is dominated by mountains in the __________part of the region.
northern
south
east
west
Romania produces and exports more _________ than any other European country.
hardwood
softwood
plywood
deadwood
Early Slavs migrated from _________and settled in the area that now includes Ukraine and Poland.
Kiev
Asia
Japan
Russia
The dominant religion in most Eastern European countries is Roman Catholicism or ____________.
Islam
Methodism
Western Orthodoxy
Estern Orthodoxy
In Poland and Montenegro, the urban population is about ________.
60 percent
30 percent
40 percent
50 percent
___________ - vast, level area of grassy land
platues
prairie
steppe
flat lands
_________ - raw material for aluminum
bauxite
aluminium
iron
quartz
__________ - area of land that slopes gently downward from the surrounding land
rolling hills
basin
sink
valley
__________ - water that is somewhat salty
brackish
saltwater
blackish
a little salty
Turkish word for “mountain” - ___________
t-mount
mutian
mountain
balkan
What are summers like in Albania and Macedonia?
short and cool
hot and dry
mild and rainy
hot and humid
What happened to Poland at the end of World War I?
Poland remained part of Austria-Hungary.
Poland won back territory and became independent.
Poland united with the Slav country of Czechoslovakia.
Poland joined Montenegro to form Yugoslavia.
Which of the following statements accurately summarizes the effects of the fall of communism in Yugoslavia?
The country disintegrated into several smaller countries based on ethnic groups.
Yugoslavia was invaded by Serbia and ceased to exist as an independent country.
Of all Soviet satellites, Yugoslavia faced the fewest challenges.
The country became a major power in Eastern Europe due to its many resources.
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?
Bulgaria and Serbia
Romania and Serbia
Romania and Bulgaria
Bulgaria and Albania
Based on the excerpt, what caused a change in livestock raised in Eastern Europe?
smaller farms for sugar beets and potatoes
large-scale farming of grains
land unsuitable for sheep and cattle
development of land for vineyards
Which of the following statements about Albanians is accurate?
Albanians are descended from the West Slavs.
Albanians speak a dialect of the Greek language.
Albanians speak a non-Slavic language.
Most Albanians practice the Eastern Orthodox religion.
Which of the following is a direct effect of the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe?
The region has stepped up its production of military hardware.
National traditions and identity have grown stronger in the region.
The practice of religion has gone into decline in the region.
The region has been cut off from international popular culture.
Eastern Europe is surrounded by waterways; which of the surrounding seas contains seawater mixed with river water?
Adriatic Sea
Black Sea
Ionian Sea
Baltic Sea
Europe’s landscape consists mostly of _____.
islands
plains
plateaus
mountains
_____ produces and exports more hardwood than any other European country.
Romania
Poland
Bulgaria
Serbia
