world geography chapter 13 & 14 test

Which statement about the Hungarian Plain is true

 The European Union has established low-emission zones in Eastern Europe, whichwhich are areas where

Which two ethnic groups were most affected by ethnic cleansing during the 1990s

During the reign of Peter the Great, Russia

The Hungarian Plain is characterized by

The Ural Mountains mark the traditional boundary between

Environmental awareness in Eastern Europe is lowest among people in the Balkans

The Dinaric Alps run parallel to coast of the

During the Soviet era, disregard for environmental effects of industrialization were

The largest minority group in Europe is the

Why is the industrial area of Poland, eastern Germany, and the Czech Republic called the black triangle

The Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires ruled much of Eastern Europe until

 During the Soviet era, the Soviet Union operated as a ________ in which the government made key economic decisions.

What group came to power as a result of the Russian Revolution of 1917?

The Northern European Plain extends from Hungary into the BalkanPeninsula

About 80 percent of all Russians live east of the Ural Mountains.

Factories built and operated during the communist era were heavy polluters because thecommunistgovernments

After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the government encouraged ________ which favored the wealthy.

Mount Elbrus, which is located ________, is a popular destination for skiers and hikers.

Vladimir Lenin was the founder of modern communism.

In 1989many countries in Eastern Europe had been ____ of the Soviet Union began to re‐place their Communist governments.

When did the first Slavs migrate from Asia to Eastern Europe?

What happened after the 1986 nuclear accident in the Soviet Union?

Logging is legal in nationally protected forests in Eastern Europe

In WW2, the Soviet Union was engaged in political&idelogical war with the west,US,the world to the brink of nuclear war.

In the 1980s, Mikhail Gorbachev instituted a policy of economic restructuring in the Soviet Union called perestroika.

Many people in Eastern Europe burn wood to heat their homes because

 In what area does the majority of the Russian population live?

In Lithuania, some forests and rivers are so polluted that they are unableto sustain life

The earliest people of Eastern Europe were

TheUS Nations Development ranks Hungary&Moldova at the top of thelist of countries where people have died from urban air

Which statement about countries during the communist era is true

Which subregion of Eastern Europe experiences short, mild winters andyear-round rain

During World War II, the Soviet Union and the United States were allies in the fight to defeatNazi Germany.

Most of Eastern Europe has a ________ climate.

Countries joining the EU must close factories that emit acid-producing chemicals and other pollutants

The Helsinki Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment Baltic Sea groundbreaking because it was the first

During the Soviet era, the government actively promoted what set of beliefs?

The black triangle is an example of an area with high pollution caused by

Why do so few people who sell illegally logged wood get caught