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1
This river connects 10 countries
Thames River
Danube River
Mississippi River
Volga River
2
Why is the area of Poland, eastern Germany, and the Czech Republic called the black triangle?
burning coal coats the area with soot
The black market economy dominates this area
black rocky soil
The Black Sea is in the center
3
The earliest people of Eastern Europe were
Slavs, Germanic, and Celtic
Mongols and Serbs
Mongols, Serbs, and Slavs
Serbs and Celtic
4
The longest River in Europe is
Don River
Danube River
Ural River
Volga River
5
The Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires ruled much of Eastern Europe until
the end of the 18th century
the end of WW1
the end of the Cold War
the end of WW2
6
A neutral region between countries with opposing ideologies or politics
Endzone
DMZ
Neutral Zone
Buffer Zone
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political geography changed how due to World War 1
most countries kept their boarders but some changed names
became part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
became controlled by the Soviet Union
countries changed their boarders and formed new countries
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What is the largest minority group in Europe?
Slovaks
Muslims
Roma
Poles
9
Body of water that connects Europe to Asia
Dead Sea
Black Sea
Baltic Sea
MediterraneanSea
10
Which geographic feature played the greatest role in the development of Eastern Europe?
access to energy resources
access to navigable water
fertile soil
mile climate
11
Most of Eastern Europe has what climate?
tropical
Mediterranean
subtropical
continental
12
The black triangle pollution is produced by
slash and burn agricultural practices
burning coal
burning wood
acid deposits from the northeast
13
Body of water used for trade between mainland Europe and the Scandinavian Peninsula
Tara River
Baltic Sea
Volga River
Mediterranean Sea
14
Yugoslavia only existed from the 1940's to the 1990's because
broken up and taken over by neighboring countires
ethnic groups broke off
corrupt government was removed and other countries took over
renamed to something better
15
A region where politics are constantly splintering based on ethnicity is known as
The UK
Western region
Baltic region
shatter belt
16
The European Union has established low-emission zones in Eastern Europe, which are areas where
financial incentives to clean up high-pollution factories
factories are required to meet new standards
vehicles with high pollutant emissions are banned
coal is banned
17
What executive action is the supreme court reviewing before Obama leaves office?
Same-sex marriage
Abortion
Immigration
Fantasy football betting
18
What is the Pakistan Taliban called?
Malakand Taliban
Mujahideen
Tehrik-i-Taliban
Al-Qaeda
