The Loire is the longest river in France

In area, Russia is the largest country in the world

The tendency of diverse territories to break up into small, hostile nations is Balkanization

The three major types of landforms are mountains, plains, and plateaus

The EU has its own military

Perestroika, or the restructuring of the Soviet system, strengthened communism in Russia

"Karst" refers to topography with limestone caves and is especially prevalent in Slovenia

The Amazon River drains a rainforest that covers 75 percent of the South American continent

The people of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland are the epitome of a high-context culture

Gorbachev formed the CIS to retain economic ties among former Soviet states

The Black Sea is rich in oxygen

More than two-thirds of the earth's fresh water is in polar icecaps, in glaciers, or underground

France and Austria are primarily Roman Catholic

Putin increased his presidential power and began centralizing Russian government

Eastern Europe lost close to 20 million people in World War II

The climate of the earth stabilized quickly after the Flood

Moscow is warmer than most capitals in Europe because its distance from the ocean prevents the moderating influence that oceans generally provide

In general the Eastern European governments support the idea of the EU progressing to a United States of Europe

Wind erosion is strongest in dry areas

Russia's Lake Baikal provides access to the ocean and year-round world trade

Western Europe is more rural than Eastern Europe

The most powerful erosion force is running water

Most Russians live around Moscow and Murmansk

Sulfur is a mineral that is used in the manufacture of gunpowder

The rich soil of Russia's European Plain region is known as chernozem

The four features used to compare river systems are length, width, discharge, and navigability

Asian Russia is sparsely populated and has few large population centers

People are stewards of God's resources

Most modern Russians are descendants of the Slavs

The most prominent of the ten major language families is the

The largest island in Europe is

An area of political uncertainty, constant tension, and frequent changes in political boundaries is often called a

The study of the process by which individuals and countries make decisions about the use of their resources is

The United Kingdom, _____, and some of the coastal areas of Norway and Sweden have a marine-west-coast climate

The leader of Solidarity who later became the first president of free Poland was

Socialism is a

This country has a strait called the "Great Belt" that effectively cuts the country in half

The capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina is

What has been the primary instrument for preserving culture?

This country has lakes in the south that are connected by canals

During and after what revolution did Ukraine experience fair elections and a shifted focus toward Western Europe and the EU?

What term describes the result of subtracting a state's crude death rate from its crude birth rate?

Most of Northern Europe has a

Control of which sea is disputed between Russia and Ukraine?

The money and equipment necessary to build and operate businesses are called

Lochs, deep and narrow lakes formed by glaciers, are found in this country

This is the largest climate in Eastern Europe

A large group of people with a common history and language who have developed a strong sense of identity is called a

This region is known as the land of the Midnight Sun.

This was the "year of surprises" in Eastern Europe

What is the primary vehicle of globalization?

Between Great Britain and ______ lies the choppy Irish Sea

The Baltic nations have more in common with ______ than the rest of Eastern Europe

What provides the best results for achieving a balance between preserving the environment and using a locality's resources?

This country is known to have one of the cleanest environments in the world

This country introduced a flat tax which resulted in a robust economy

What are more prevalent near the equator?

The waters in this country are geothermally heated to provide hot springs and energy for the country

Eastern Europe's top economic hindrance for the foreseeable future is

This was the worst single environmental disaster in history

What is the visible reminder of the Soviet era in Eastern Europe?

Compare air pollution in Western and Eastern Europe

The majority religion in Estonia and Czechia is

What are lines of separate colors on a relief map to indicate the same altitude?

What is any imaginary line that cuts the earth into two hemispheres?

What is the line that divides the earth into an upper half and a lower half?

What imaginary lines run east and west around the earth?

What imaginary lines run north and south around the earth?

What shows the orientation of the map?

What type of map records information about a region or nation's climate, population, or resources?

What box explains what various symbols on a map stand for?

What method is used to show the earth's round surface on a flat map?

The movement of warm and cold air masses, combined with what, explains the basic movement of thermal energy around the earth?

What was the systematic murder of Jewish people during World War II?

What mountain range divides European Russia from Asian Russia?

The earth's movement on its axis every twenty-four hours is known as what?

What city is known as the capital of classical music?

What is the dominant religion in Russia?

The envelope of gases that surrounds the earth and is held in place by the planet's gravity is called what?

These are places with a pleasant atmosphere for patrons to slow down

What title refers to the rulers of Russia from 1547 to 1917?

What is composed of the sun, planets, small solar system bodies, and other objects around the sun by the sun's gravity?

This organization of economic cooperation was formed in 1992 by the Maastricht Treaty.

Who was the leader of the Russian Revolution of 1917?

What is any large region where distinct populations of plants and animals are found living together called?

There are more bicycles than people in this country

Who was Yeltsin's successor as the Russian president?

What term is used for a large area of moving air that has a similar temperature throughout?

This country is by far the economic powerhouse of Europe.

What lake was formed by tectonic activity in Russia where tectonic plates are slowly separating?

What term is used for the area on the side of mountains where little rain falls because little water vapor survives crossing over the mountains?

These mountains were formed when the African and European tectonic plates collided

Which Russian river is the longest river in Europe?

Which solstice occurs on June 21 in the Northern Hemisphere?

This is the common currency of the EU nations

Which region of Russia lies west of the Ural Mountains?

What is the process of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation called?

This is a defense alliance founded after World War II to counter the Soviet Union

What railroad links Russia's European and Pacific ports?

The point at which water vapor begins condensation is called what?

What did German engineers do to Germany's rivers?

Despite his best attempts to improve life for Russians in the Soviet Union, the majority of the people desired freedom

loughs

lochs

River Thames

This country sits astride the American and Eurasian tectonic plates

Parts of this region lie above the Arctic Circle, where the sun never sets for two months in the summer

This country is very geologically active, with thirty volcano systems

This moderates the climates of Northern Europe

This country has a strait called the "Great Belt" that effectively cuts the country into two parts

This country has lakes in the south that are connected by canals for transportation

Tundra covers much of Greenland and _______

Almost 1/3 of Germany's mosques are owned by which country?

This is a building that uses very little energy from power plants